Where does “ŝpruci” come from?
ŝpruci (Esperanto) comes from Yiddish שפּריצן, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną.
ŝpruci (Esperanto): to gush, to spray
Ancestry of “ŝpruci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שפּריצן | to spritz; to sprinkle; to splash; to spray;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | — |