Where does “spritsata” come from?
spritsata (Finnish) comes from German spritzen, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.
Ancestry of “spritsata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spritzen | to spurt, to squirt; to inject |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprützen | to squirt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *sprittōną | to disperse |