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Where does “sprutte” come from?

sprutte (Danish) comes from Middle English sprutten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprutte (Danish): to sputter

Definitions

  1. to sputter

Ancestry of “sprutte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsprutten—
2Old Englishspryttanto spring, sprout, germinate; to put forth the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “sprutte”

  • blæksprutte
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