Where does “шприц” come from?

шприц (Ukrainian) comes from German Spritze, from German spritzen, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.

шприц (Ukrainian): syringe

Definitions

  1. syringe

Ancestry of “шприц”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpritzesyringe; injection
2Germanspritzento spurt, to squirt; to inject
3Middle High Germansprützento squirt
4Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →Every word from German spritzen →