Where does “splieten” come from?
splieten (Low German) comes from Old Saxon splitan, from Proto-Germanic splītaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.
splieten (Low German): to split
Ancestry of “splieten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | splitan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | splītaną | to split |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pley- | to split, splice |