Where does “Spridget” come from?
Spridget (English) comes from English midget, from English midge, from Middle English mydge, from Old English myċġ, from Proto-Germanic mugjō, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.
Spridget (English): An Austin-Healey Sprite or an MG Midget, two similar-looking sports cars of the 20th century
Definitions
- An Austin-Healey Sprite or an MG Midget, two similar-looking sports cars of the 20th century
Ancestry of “Spridget”, step by step
Spridget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English midget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | midget | A little sandfly; Any small swarming insect... |
| 2 | English | midge | any of various small two-winged flies, for... |
| 3 | Middle English | mydge | midge |
| 4 | Old English | myċġ | gnat; midge, gnat; mosquito |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mugjō | midge, mosquito, gnat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mū- | fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle |
via English sprite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprite | A spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sprite | — |
| 3 | Old French | esprit | spirit |
| 4 | Latin | spīritus | air, breath, breathing |
| 5 | Latin | spīrō | to breathe, draw breath, respire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peys- | to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;... |