spleet etymology

Dutch word spleet comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley-, and later Proto-Germanic *splītaną (To split.)

Detailed word origin of spleet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*(s)pley- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*splītaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To split.
*splītan Old Dutch (odt)
splītan Old Dutch (odt)
spliten Middle Dutch (dum) To split.
splijten Dutch (nld) To split.
spleet Dutch (nld) (childish, especially, in, _, the, _, diminutive) vagina. (vulgar) anus. Crack, cleft, split. Fissure, slit.