Where does “klisteerspuit” come from?

klisteerspuit (Dutch) comes from Dutch spuit, from Middle Dutch spoyte.

klisteerspuit (Dutch): enema syringe

Definitions

  1. enema syringe

Ancestry of “klisteerspuit”, step by step

klisteerspuit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuitspout; needle, syringe; injection, jab
2Middle Dutchspoyte

via Dutch klisteer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklisteerenema, clyster
2Middle Dutchclisteer
Every word from Middle Dutch spoyteEvery word from Dutch spuit