Where does “sprit” come from?

sprit (Danish) comes from German Sprit, from French ésprit, from Middle French esperit, from Latin spīritus, from Latin spīrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys- — to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

sprit (Danish): spirits

Definitions

  1. spirits

Ancestry of “sprit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpritpetrol, gas
2Frenchéspritimmaterial or incorporeal substance
3Middle Frenchesperitmind
4Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
5Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...

Words derived from “sprit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peys-
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