Where does “spruten” come from?

spruten (Middle English) comes from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-Germanic sprūtaną, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

spruten (Middle English): To emerge or sprout; to begin to grow; To...

Definitions

  1. To emerge or sprout; to begin to grow; To...

Ancestry of “spruten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsprūtanto sprout
2Proto-GermanicsprūtanąAlternative form of *spreutaną
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 sprūtaną →
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