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Where does “splītaną” come from?

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

splītaną (Proto-Germanic): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “splītaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “splītaną”

  • spleißen
  • spleet
  • splijtzwam
  • spleettrommel
  • bilspleet
  • schaamspleet
  • splijten
  • spliten
  • splīzan
  • splīzen
  • spläissen
  • splitan
  • splītan
  • splītan
  • splieten
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