Where does “spross” come from?

spross (German) comes from Middle High German sprozze, from Old High German sprozzo, from Proto-Germanic sprutô, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

spross (German): first/third-person singular preterite of sprießen

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of sprießen

Ancestry of “spross”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprozze—
2Old High Germansprozzorung
3Proto-Germanicsprutôa shoot, sprout
4Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
5Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—

Words derived from “spross”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sprewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spreutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprutô →