Where does “spreiten” come from?
spreiten (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spreitan, from Proto-West Germanic *spraidijan, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Ancestry of “spreiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | spreitan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *spraidijan | to spread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spraidijaną | to spread; to distribute |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |