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sprig

Meaninga spray, twig

Common meaning: small stem with leaves or flowers

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsprec‘a spray, twig’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa spray, twig → small sticksprigge‘small stick’source
  3. Englishsprig‘small stem with leaves or flowers’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English sprec ‘a spray, twig’.

Roots

  • sprec Old English “a spray, twig”

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