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English word spread comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)prei-, Proto-Germanic *sprīþaną (To break up, become scattered.)
*(s)prei- (Proto-Indo-European)
to destroy, scatter, to strew, spread, sprinkle, to strew, sow
*sprīþaną (Proto-Germanic)
To break up, become scattered.
*spraidijaną (Proto-Germanic)
sprǣdan (Old English)
sprædan (Old English)
To spread, expand; outspread, stretch forth.
spreden (Middle English)
To spread.
spread (English)
(intransitive) To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated. [from 13th c.]. (intransitive) To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended. [from 14th c.]. (intransitive, slang) To open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours. [from 20th c.]. (transitive) To cover (something) with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter. [from 16th c.]. (transitive) To [...]