Where does “splītan” come from?

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

splītan (Proto-West Germanic): to split

Definitions

  1. to split

Ancestry of “splītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “splītan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic splītaną →
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