Where does “asperge” come from?

asperge (Dutch) comes from Middle French asperge, from Medieval Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

asperge (Dutch): asparagus

Definitions

  1. asparagus

Ancestry of “asperge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchasperge—
2Medieval Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
3Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
4Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “asperge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →