Where does “splent” come from?

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

Ancestry of “splent”, step by step

splent traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German splinte

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

via Middle Dutch splinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsplinte—

via Middle Low German splente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansplente—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ →Every word from Middle Low German splinte →