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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmidgetA little sandfly; Any small swarming insect...
2Englishmidgeany of various small two-winged flies, for...
3Middle Englishmydgemidge
4Old Englishmyċġgnat; midge, gnat; mosquito
5Proto-Germanicmugjōmidge, mosquito, gnat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle

via English sprite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspriteA spirit; a soul; a shade; An apparition; ghost;...
2Middle Englishsprite
3Old Frenchespritspirit
4Latinspīritusair, breath, breathing
5Latinspīrōto breathe, draw breath, respire
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peys-to blow, breathe; to blow to make noise; to blow;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū-