Where does “spraddle” come from?
spraddle (English) comes from English sprad, from English spread, from English read, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
spraddle (English): To spread apart; To spread apart the legs of; To...
Definitions
- To spread apart; To spread apart the legs of; To...
Ancestry of “spraddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprad | Obsolete form of spread; past participle of... |
| 2 | English | spread | To stretch out, open out so that it more fully... |
| 3 | English | read | To look at and interpret letters or other... |
| 4 | Middle English | reden | to counsel, advise; to study; to read |
| 5 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |