Where does “spuitgast” come from?

spuitgast (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaſt, from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós, from Proto-Indo-European preyH- — to love, to please.

spuitgast (Dutch): A firefighter, especially a man, who operates a...

Definitions

  1. A firefighter, especially a man, who operates a...

Ancestry of “spuitgast”, step by step

spuitgast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaſtguest
2Dutchvrijfree; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;...
3Middle Dutchvrifree
4Old Dutchfrīfree, unbound
5Proto-West Germanicfrīfree
6Proto-Germanicfrijazfree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpriHósdear, beloved; happy, free
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreyH-to love, to please

via Dutch spuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuitspout; needle, syringe; injection, jab
2Middle Dutchspoyte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European priHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijaz →