Spread
/sprɛd/noun
To open, extend, or distribute over a surface or area.
Did you know?The term 'spread' is linked to the Old English word for 'to stretch' and has been associated with the concept of casting out or extending one's influence, much like a spell.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spred-
“to extend or stretch out.”
Old English
Old English
sprǣdan
“to spread, stretch out, or diffuse.”
Middle English
Middle English
spreden
“to extend or open widely.”
15th Century
Middle English
spredde
“to diffuse or scatter over a space.”
Modern English
English
spread
“to extend over a surface or area, particularly in a figurative sense.”