Where does “spruit” come from?

spruit (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch spruit, from Middle Dutch sprute, from Old Dutch sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

spruit (Afrikaans): stream or small river; river branch

Definitions

  1. stream or small river; river branch

Ancestry of “spruit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchspruitA sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant...
2Middle Dutchsprute—
3Old Dutchsprūtanto sprout, spring up
4Proto-GermanicsprūtanąAlternative form of *spreutaną
5Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
6Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sprewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spreutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną →