Etymology

splinter

splin·ter
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Today it means: A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. Full definition →

Middle English splenter ← Middle Dutch splinter
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splinter · noun1

  1. Middle Dutch · derived fromsplinter
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsplenter
  3. English todaysplinter

From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.

splinter · verb2

From the noun splinter.

Splinter · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromSplinter
  2. English todaySplinter

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Splinter.

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