Where does “nass spritzen” come from?
nass spritzen (German) comes from German nass, from Middle High German naȥ, from Old High German naȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.
nass spritzen (German): to spray wet, to splash liquid onto and thus cause to be saturated
Definitions
- to spray wet, to splash liquid onto and thus cause to be saturated
Ancestry of “nass spritzen”, step by step
nass spritzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German nass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nass | wet |
| 2 | Middle High German | naȥ | — |
| 3 | Old High German | naȥ | wet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *nat | wet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nataz | wet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ned- | to be wet; wet; to tie together |
via German spritzen
| 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 |