English
splinter
Splinter comes from Middle Dutch splinter.
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500splinter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500splenter‘a splinter’
- Englishtodaysplinter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500splinter
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500splenter‘a splinter’
- Englishtodaysplinter
Every English word from Middle Dutch splinter
Today it means
noun A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Dutch splinter / splinter