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Where does “spraidijaną” come from?

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

spraidijaną (Proto-Germanic): to spread; to distribute

Definitions

  1. to spread; to distribute

Ancestry of “spraidijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spraidijaną”

  • spread
  • widespread
  • spreadsheet
  • bedspread
  • spreader
  • spreadeth
  • spreadable
  • underspread
  • dispread
  • spreadest
  • spreadability
  • wingspread
  • despread
  • spraddle
  • superspreader
  • respread
  • unspread
  • bandspread
  • photospread
  • broadspread
  • sprad
  • midspread
  • spready
  • aspread
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