Where does “שפּריץ” come from?

שפּריץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שפּריצן, from Middle High German sprützen, from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną — to disperse.

שפּריץ (Yiddish): A spritz; a sprinkle; a splash; shower;...

Definitions

  1. A spritz; a sprinkle; a splash; shower;...

Ancestry of “שפּריץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשפּריצןto spritz; to sprinkle; to splash; to spray;...
2Middle High Germansprützento squirt
3Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →Every word from Yiddish שפּריצן →