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Where does “splente” come from?

splente (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch splinte.

Ancestry of “splente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsplinte—

Words derived from “splente”

  • splint
  • splintwork
  • splintlike
  • shinsplint
Every word from Middle Dutch splinte →