Where does “pruutta” come from?

pruutta (Finnish) comes from Swedish spruta, from Old Norse sprúta, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.

pruutta (Finnish): sprayer, squirt, douche; syringe

Definitions

  1. sprayer, squirt, douche; syringe

Ancestry of “pruutta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprutaa squirt, a syringe; a fire engine; to spray, to...
2Old Norsesprúta—
3Proto-Germanic*spreutaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną →Every word from Old Norse sprúta →Every word from Swedish spruta →