Where does “sparge” come from?

sparge (Middle High German) comes from Medieval Latin sparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

Ancestry of “sparge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsparagus—
2Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
3Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “sparge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →