Where does “spleißen” come from?

spleißen (German) comes from Middle High German splīzen, from Old High German splīzan, from Proto-Germanic splītaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

spleißen (German): to split; to splice

Definitions

  1. to split; to splice

Ancestry of “spleißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansplīzen—
2Old High Germansplīzan—
3Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic splītaną →Every word from Old High German splīzan →