Where does “spriet” come from?

spriet (Dutch) 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;...

spriet (Dutch): long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig

Definitions

  1. long, narrow shoot from a plant; blade (of grass or corn), sprig

Ancestry of “spriet”, step by step

spriet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sprit

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;...

via Middle Dutch spriet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspriet—
2Old Dutch*spriet—
3Proto-West Germanic*spreut—

Words derived from “spriet”

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