Where does “spreiden” come from?
spreiden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *spreiden, from Frankish *spraidijan, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Ancestry of “spreiden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *spreiden | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *spraidijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spraidijaną | to spread; to distribute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |