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Where does “splitten” come from?

splitten (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German splīten.

splitten (Middle Low German): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “splitten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansplīten—

Words derived from “splitten”

  • split
  • splitting
  • splitter
  • earsplitting
  • spliff
  • hairsplitting
  • splitless
  • unsplit
  • sidesplitting
  • splittable
  • presplit
  • splittingly
  • unsplittable
  • splitty
  • resplit
  • hairsplitter
  • oversplit
  • earsplittingly
  • sidesplittingly
  • splitfinger
  • spitchcock
  • splittercore
  • quasisplit
  • offsplit
Every word from Middle Low German splīten →