Where does “spruit” come from?

spruit (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sprute, from Old Dutch sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

spruit (Dutch): A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant...

Definitions

  1. A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant...

Ancestry of “spruit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsprute—
2Old Dutchsprūtanto sprout, spring up
3Proto-GermanicsprūtanąAlternative form of *spreutaną
4Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
5Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—

Words derived from “spruit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sprewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spreutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną →