Where does “split” come from?

split (Spanish) comes from English splits, from English split, from Middle Low German splitten, from Middle Low German splīten.

split (Spanish): splits

Definitions

  1. splits

Ancestry of “split”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsplitsplural of split; API pl; A maneuver in which the...
2EnglishsplitDivided; Having the middle group equal to the...
3Middle Low Germansplittento split
4Middle Low Germansplīten—
Every word from Middle Low German splīten →Every word from Middle Low German splitten →Every word from English split →