Where does “spray-dry” come from?
spray-dry (English) comes from English dry, from Middle English drye, from Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
spray-dry (English): To convert into a powder by rapidly drying it...
Definitions
- To convert into a powder by rapidly drying it...
Ancestry of “spray-dry”, step by step
spray-dry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 2 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 3 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via English spray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spray | A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sprāien | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sprēwijaną | to spray, sprinkle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |