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Where does “sprida” come from?

sprida (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish spridha, from Middle Low German sprēden, from Proto-Germanic spraidijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprida (Swedish): to distribute, to spread

Definitions

  1. to distribute, to spread

Ancestry of “sprida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishspridha—
2Middle Low Germansprēden—
3Proto-Germanicspraidijanąto spread; to distribute
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “sprida”

  • spridning
  • spridare
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