spread etymology

Etymology:

• Old English: spreade, meaning "to scatter or disperse"
• Proto-Germanic: *spraðijaną, meaning "to cause to flow or spread apart"
• Proto-Indo-European: *sphreh-, meaning "to quiver or tremble"

Meaning:

• to distribute or scatter over a surface or area
• to extend or cover a wide area
• to make known or become widely known
• to pass on (a disease or rumor)

Origin:

The word "spread" is derived from the Old English verb spreade, which meant "to scatter or disperse." This word is cognate with other Germanic languages, such as German spreiten and Dutch spreiden. The Proto-Germanic root spraðijaną is thought to have originated from the Proto-Indo-European root *sphreh-, which meant "to quiver or tremble." This root is also found in the English word "sprinkle," which has a similar meaning of scattering or distributing over a surface.

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