Where does “spre” come from?

spre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German sprēden, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

spre (Norwegian Bokmål): to spread, scatter

Definitions

  1. to spread, scatter

Ancestry of “spre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansprēden—
2Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną →Every word from Middle Low German sprēden →