Where does “bespritzen” come from?

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

bespritzen (German): to spatter

Definitions

  1. to spatter

Ancestry of “bespritzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspritzento spurt, to squirt; to inject
2Middle High Germansprützento squirt
3Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →Every word from German spritzen →