Where does “spläissen” come from?

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

spläissen (Luxembourgish): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “spläissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansplīzan—
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 High German splīzan →