spurt

English

/spɜː(r)t/, /spɝt/

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To cause to gush out suddenly or violently in a stream or jet.
(intransitive) To rush from a confined place in a small stream or jet.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sprutten inherited from Old English spryttan derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (sprinkle, sow, strew).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)per-

Gloss

sprinkle, sow, strew

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bespurt English
spurten German
spurt Dutch, Flemish
spurten Dutch, Flemish
*(s)per- Proto-Indo-European
*fraiwą Proto-Germanic
*spraidijaną Proto-Germanic
slutspurt Swedish
spurt Swedish
spryttan Old English
sprǣdan Old English
sprutten Middle English
slutspurt Danish
spurt Danish
spurte Danish

bespurt