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Where does “spreeden” come from?

spreeden (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-West Germanic *spraidijan, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

spreeden (Luxembourgish): to spread, to strew

Definitions

  1. to spread, to strew

Ancestry of “spreeden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanspreitan—
2Proto-West Germanic*spraidijan—
3Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
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