Where does “splinto” come from?

splinto (Esperanto) comes from English splint, from Middle English splint, from Middle Low German splinte, from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ.

splinto (Esperanto): splint

Definitions

  1. splint

Ancestry of “splinto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsplintA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a...
2Middle Englishsplint—
3Middle Low Germansplinte—
4Proto-Germanic*splintǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ →Every word from Middle Low German splinte →Every word from Middle English splint →