Where does “sprit” come from?

sprit (English) comes from Middle English sprutten, from Old English spryttan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprit (English): A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a...

Definitions

  1. A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a...

Ancestry of “sprit”, step by step

sprit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English sprutten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsprutten—
2Old Englishspryttanto spring, sprout, germinate; to put forth the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

via Old English sprēot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsprēotpole, pike, spear
2Proto-Germanicsprut-—

Words derived from “sprit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Old English spryttan →Every word from Middle English sprutten →