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Where does “splent” come from?

splent (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German splinte, from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ.

Ancestry of “splent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansplinte—
2Proto-Germanic*splintǭ—

Words derived from “splent”

  • splint
  • splintwork
  • splintlike
  • shinsplint
Every word from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ →