Where does “slutspurt” come from?
slutspurt (Swedish) comes from Swedish spurt, from English spurt, from English spirt, from Middle English sprytten, from Old Norse spretta, from Proto-Germanic sprantijaną, from Proto-Germanic sprintaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprend- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
slutspurt (Swedish): final sprint; run-up
Definitions
- final sprint; run-up
Ancestry of “slutspurt”, step by step
slutspurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish spurt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spurt | a spurt at the end of a speed competition in the primary sense, but also generally by extension |
| 2 | English | spurt | To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a... |
| 3 | English | spirt | Archaic spelling of spurt |
| 4 | Middle English | sprytten | To sprout or germinate |
| 5 | Old Norse | spretta | to spring forth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprantijaną | to make jump up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sprintaną | to jump; to emerge, to start |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sprend- | to pull, to stretch, to jump |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via Swedish slut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | slut | over, finished; which has come to an end; gone,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | slūt | end; conclusion |
| 3 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 4 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |