Where does “spritsail” come from?
spritsail (English) comes from English sail, from Middle English saile, from Proto-Germanic seglą, from Proto-Germanic siglą.
spritsail (English): A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail...
Definitions
- A form of three- or four-sided fore-and-aft sail...
Ancestry of “spritsail”, step by step
spritsail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sail
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sail | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged... |
| 2 | Middle English | saile | Alternative form of assailen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seglą | sheet; sail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siglą | — |
via English sprit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | sprit | A spar between mast and upper outer corner of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | sprutten | — |
| 3 | Old English | spryttan | to spring, sprout, germinate; to put forth the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |