Where does “Spritze” come from?

Spritze (German) comes from German spritzen, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.

Spritze (German): syringe; injection

Definitions

  1. syringe; injection

Ancestry of “Spritze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspritzento spurt, to squirt; to inject
2Middle High Germansprützento squirt
3Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse

Words derived from “Spritze”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →Every word from German spritzen →