Where does “שפּריצן” come from?

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

שפּריצן (Yiddish): to spritz; to sprinkle; to splash; to spray;...

Definitions

  1. to spritz; to sprinkle; to splash; to spray;...

Ancestry of “שפּריצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprützento squirt
2Proto-Germanic*sprittōnąto disperse

Words derived from “שפּריצן”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *sprittōną →Every word from Middle High German sprützen →