Where does “Spruce” come from?

Spruce (Middle English) comes from Middle English Pruce, from Latin Prussia, from Middle High German Prūzin.

Ancestry of “Spruce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishPrucePrussia
2LatinPrussia—
3Middle High GermanPrūzin—

Words derived from “Spruce”

Every word from Middle High German Prūzin →Every word from Latin Prussia →Every word from Middle English Pruce →