Where does “spurt” come from?
Spurt comes from Old English sprēot, from Proto-Germanic sprut-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per-, meaning to strew or sprinkle.
spurt (English): To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a...
Definitions
- To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a...
Ancestry of “spurt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spirt | Archaic spelling of spurt |
| 2 | Middle English | sprytten | To sprout or germinate |
| 3 | Old Norse | spretta | to spring forth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sprantijaną | to make jump up |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprintaną | to jump; to emerge, to start |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sprend- | to pull, to stretch, to jump |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |