Split
/splɪt/noun
To break or divide into parts, or a division resulting from such a break.
Did you know?English split is a Germanic word with deep cousins in Dutch and German, and its older history is tied to the same ancient root behind words for splitting, splitting open, and even being forced apart.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*splitaną
“to split, split apart”
Old English
OE
splittan
“to split, cleave, divide”
Middle English
ME
splitten
“to split, break apart”
16th Century
English
split
“to divide or break into parts”
Modern English
English
split
“to divide, separate, or break apart”