Where does “ŝpruci” come from?
ŝpruci (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish שפּריצן, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.
ŝpruci (Esperanto): to gush, to spray
Definitions
- to gush, to spray
Ancestry of “ŝpruci”, step by step
ŝpruci traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish שפּריצן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שפּריצן | to spritz; to sprinkle; to splash; to spray;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | to disperse |
via German spritzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spritzen | to spurt, to squirt; to inject |