Where does “spalt” come from?
spalt (German) comes from Middle High German spalt, from Old High German spalt — crack, fissure.
spalt (German): singular imperative of spalten
Definitions
- singular imperative of spalten
Ancestry of “spalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | spalt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | spalt | crack, fissure |