Where does “spruyte” come from?
spruyte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.
Ancestry of “spruyte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | sprūtan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprūtaną | Alternative form of *spreutaną |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spreutaną | to sprout; to spring, come out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sprewd- | — |
Words derived from “spruyte”