Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “splīzan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “splīzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsplītanąto split
2Proto-Indo-European(s)pley-to split, splice

Words derived from “splīzan”

  • spleißen
  • splīzen
  • spläissen
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