Where does “sprȯta” come from?

sprȯta (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse sproti, from Proto-Germanic sprutô, from Proto-Germanic spreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprewd-.

sprȯta (Westrobothnian): a large, long cane, for giving a beating, or a...

Definitions

  1. a large, long cane, for giving a beating, or a...

Ancestry of “sprȯta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesproti—
2Proto-Germanicsprutôa shoot, sprout
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 sprutô →