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Where does “spliten” come from?

spliten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch splītan, from Old Saxon splitan, from Proto-Germanic splītaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

spliten (Middle Dutch): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “spliten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsplītan—
2Old Saxonsplitan—
3Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “spliten”

  • spleet
  • splijtzwam
  • spleettrommel
  • bilspleet
  • schaamspleet
  • splijten
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