Where does “spreadsheet” come from?
I need to work with the chain provided, but I notice the chain given is for "spread," not "spreadsheet." The headword is "spreadsheet" but the etymology chain is for "spread." Given this discrepancy, I have two options: 1. Request clarification 2. Construct the best answer from what's given Since you've specified the headword as "spreadsheet," I should note that spreadsheet is a compound/derivative of "spread" (the verb) + "sheet" (noun). However, the chain only traces "spread." Here's my best attempt working within the constraints: Spreadsheet derives from spread, which comes from Middle English spreden, Old English sprǣdan, Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, and Proto-Indo-European (s)per-, ultimately related to Proto-Indo-European -éyeti and -yeti. However, this exceeds word count and doesn
spreadsheet (English): A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which...
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- A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which...
Ancestry of “spreadsheet”, step by step
spreadsheet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sheet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sheet | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a... |
| 2 | English | shit | Solid excretory product evacuated from the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schite | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skīta | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skiti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skītaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱeyd- | to shade; to cut off; to part with, separate, cut... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via English spread
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spread | To stretch out, open out so that it more fully... |
| 2 | English | read | To look at and interpret letters or other... |
| 3 | Middle English | reden | to counsel, advise; to study; to read |
| 4 | Old English | rǣdan | to read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rādan | to advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaną | to decide, advise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |