Where does “splīzen” come from?

splīzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German splīzan, from Proto-Germanic splītaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- — to split, splice.

Ancestry of “splīzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansplīzan—
2Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “splīzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic splītaną →Every word from Old High German splīzan →