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

Definitions

  1. rung

Ancestry of “Sprass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansprozzorung
2Proto-Germanicsprutôa shoot, sprout
3Proto-Germanicspreutanąto sprout; to spring, come out
4Proto-Indo-Europeansprewd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sprewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spreutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprutô →