Where does “sprouting” come from?
Sprouting comes from the Old English sprūtan, which derives from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, itself from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-, meaning to burst forth or spurt.
sprouting (English): present participle of sprout; The act by which...
Definitions
- present participle of sprout; The act by which...
Ancestry of “sprouting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sprout | A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or... |
| 2 | Dutch | spruit | A sprout, shoot, a branch-like part of a plant... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprute | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sprūtan | to sprout, spring up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprūtaną | Alternative form of *spreutaną |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |