Where does “Sprass” come from?
Sprass (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sprozzo, from Proto-Germanic sprutô, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.
Sprass (Luxembourgish): rung
Ancestry of “Sprass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sprozzo | rung |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprutô | a shoot, sprout |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |