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

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “splieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsplitan—
2Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
3Proto-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 Saxon splitan →
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