Where does “sprosifar” come from?
sprosifar (Ido) comes from Ido sproso, from German spross, from Middle High German sprozze, from Old High German sprozzo, from Proto-Germanic sprutô, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.
sprosifar (Ido): to sprout
Ancestry of “sprosifar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | sproso | sprout, shoot |
| 2 | German | spross | first/third-person singular preterite of sprießen |
| 3 | Middle High German | sprozze | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sprozzo | rung |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprutô | a shoot, sprout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |