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Where does “splind-” come from?

splind- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)plei- — to split, splice; to divide, split, splice.

splind- (Proto-Indo-European): to split, cleave; split

Definitions

  1. to split, cleave; split

Ancestry of “splind-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)plei-to split, splice; to divide, split, splice

Words derived from “splind-”

  • flint
  • flinty
  • flintlock
  • flintknapping
  • flintstone
  • gunflint
  • flintiness
  • flintlike
  • flintknapper
  • flintily
  • flintware
  • nonflint
  • unflinty
  • flintwood
  • flynt
  • flint
  • flynt ston
  • slinn
  • flint
  • Flint
  • flintaz
  • slind
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