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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*(s)per-

5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-, most common first.

spreadTo stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
fryTo cook (something) in hot fat.
spurtTo cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
spraddleTo spread apart (the legs).
spreckleA speck, spot, speckle; freckle.