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Where does “Sprudel” come from?

Sprudel (German) comes from German sprudeln, from German -eln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Sprudel (German): carbonated water; soft drink; spring fountain

Definitions

  1. carbonated water; soft drink; spring fountain

Ancestry of “Sprudel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprudelnto bubble, to sputter
2German-elnVerb suffix: Build verbs from nouns, adjectives...
3Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
4Old High German-alōn—
5Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
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