Where does “spritzen” come from?

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

spritzen (German): to spurt, to squirt; to inject

Definitions

  1. to spurt, to squirt; to inject

Ancestry of “spritzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprützento squirt
2Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse

Words derived from “spritzen”

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