Where does “sprǣdan” come from?

sprǣdan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprǣdan (Old English): to spread, expand; to expand, spread; to...

Definitions

  1. to spread, expand; to expand, spread; to...

Ancestry of “sprǣdan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
2Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “sprǣdan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną →