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Where does “sprei” come from?

sprei (Indonesian) comes from Dutch sprei, from Dutch spreiden, from Middle Dutch spreiden, from Old Dutch *spreiden, from Frankish *spraidijan, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprei (Indonesian): Alternative form of seprai

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of seprai

Ancestry of “sprei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspreibedcover, bedspread
2Dutchspreidento spread
3Middle Dutchspreiden—
4Old Dutch*spreiden—
5Frankish*spraidijan—
6Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
7Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
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