Where does “Zwiespalt” come from?

Zwiespalt (German) comes from German spalt, from Middle High German spalt, from Old High German spalt — crack, fissure.

Zwiespalt (German): conflict, dissension, discord, dilemma; at odds...

Definitions

  1. conflict, dissension, discord, dilemma; at odds...

Ancestry of “Zwiespalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspaltsingular imperative of spalten
2Middle High Germanspalt—
3Old High Germanspaltcrack, fissure

Words derived from “Zwiespalt”

Every word from Old High German spalt →Every word from Middle High German spalt →Every word from German spalt →