Where does “espardre” come from?

espardre (Middle French) comes from Old French espardre, from Latin spargō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- — to scatter, to jerk.

espardre (Middle French): to spread; to spread out

Definitions

  1. to spread; to spread out

Ancestry of “espardre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespardreto spread; to spread out
2Latinspargōto scatter, strew, sprinkle, sparkle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰ-to scatter, to jerk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ- →Every word from Latin spargō →Every word from Old French espardre →