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Where does “grasspriet” come from?

grasspriet (Dutch) comes from Dutch spriet, 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;...

grasspriet (Dutch): blade of grass

Definitions

  1. blade of grass

Ancestry of “grasspriet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsprietlong, narrow shoot from a plant; blade , sprig;...
2GermanSpritpetrol, gas
3Frenchésprit—
4Middle Frenchesperitmind
5Latinspīritus—
6Latinspīrō—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
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