Where does “splint” come from?
splint (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German splinte, from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ.
Ancestry of “splint”, step by step
splint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German splinte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | splinte | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *splintǭ | — |
via Middle Dutch splint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | splint | — |