sprout

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* As a Dutch surname, from spruit (“sprout, shoot”) * As an English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Sprott

From Middle English sproute, either from Middle English sprouten (“to sprout”) (see below); or from Middle Dutch sprute or Middle Low German sprûte (“sprout”), all related to Proto-West Germanic *spreutan. Doublet of spruit.

From Middle English sprouten, spruten, from Old English sprūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *spreutan, from Proto-Germanic *spreutaną.

235 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: syth — new growth on a plant
• Arabic: نَبْتَة (nabta) — new growth on a plant
• Assamese: গজালি (gozali) — new growth on a plant
• Azerbaijani: zoğ — new growth on a plant
• Azerbaijani: pöhrə — new growth on a plant
• Azerbaijani: cücərti — new growth on a plant
• Bashkir: үҫенте (üśente) — new growth on a plant
• Basque: kimu — new growth on a plant
• Belarusian: парастак (parastak) — new growth on a plant
• Bulgarian: издънка (izdǎnka) — new growth on a plant
• Catalan: brot — new growth on a plant
• Chinese Mandarin: 芽 (yá) — new growth on a plant
• Czech: klíček — new growth on a plant
• Czech: výhonek — new growth on a plant
• Danish: spire — new growth on a plant
• Dutch: scheut — new growth on a plant
• Dutch: spruit — new growth on a plant
• Esperanto: sproso — new growth on a plant
• Estonian: idu — new growth on a plant
• Finnish: itu — new growth on a plant
• Finnish: vesa — new growth on a plant
• French: pousse — new growth on a plant
• Galician: gromo — new growth on a plant
• Galician: rebento — new growth on a plant
• Galician: fillo — new growth on a plant
• Galician: gomo — new growth on a plant
• Galician: xermolo — new growth on a plant
• Galician: bretón — new growth on a plant
• Galician: bortón — new growth on a plant
• Galician: bilro — new growth on a plant
• Galician: enllo — new growth on a plant
• Galician: xeno — new growth on a plant
• Galician: xendra — new growth on a plant
• Georgian: აღმონაცენი (aɣmonaceni) — new growth on a plant
• Georgian: ყლორტი (q̇lorṭi) — new growth on a plant
• Georgian: ღივი (ɣivi) — new growth on a plant
• Georgian: მორჩი (morči) — new growth on a plant
• Georgian: რქა (rka) — new growth on a plant
• German: Spross — new growth on a plant
• German: Sprössling — new growth on a plant
• Ancient Greek: βλαστός (blastós) — new growth on a plant
• Hebrew: נֶבֶט (névet) — new growth on a plant
• Hindi: अंकुर (aṅkur) — new growth on a plant
• Hindi: पल्लव (pallav) — new growth on a plant
• Hindi: पल्लवी (pallavī) — new growth on a plant
• Hungarian: hajtás — new growth on a plant
• Hungarian: csíra — new growth on a plant
• Hungarian: sarj — new growth on a plant
• Hungarian: sarjadék — new growth on a plant
• Icelandic: spíra — new growth on a plant
• Icelandic: frjónál — new growth on a plant
• Indonesian: tunas — new growth on a plant
• Indonesian: anakan — new growth on a plant
• Ingrian: oras — new growth on a plant
• Ingrian: itu — new growth on a plant
• Irish: péacán — new growth on a plant
• Irish: eascróg — new growth on a plant
• Italian: germoglio — new growth on a plant
• Italian: getto — new growth on a plant
• Italian: pollone — new growth on a plant
• Italian: virgulto — new growth on a plant
• Japanese: もやし (moyashi) — new growth on a plant
• Japanese: 芽 (me) — new growth on a plant
• Japanese: 芽立ち (medachi) — new growth on a plant
• Latin: germen — new growth on a plant
• Latin: turiō — new growth on a plant
• Latin: surculus — new growth on a plant
• Latvian: dīgsts — new growth on a plant
• Macedonian: никулец (nikulec) — new growth on a plant
• Macedonian: фиданка (fidanka) — new growth on a plant
• Manchu: ᠠᡵᠰᡠᠨ (arsun) — new growth on a plant
• Manchu: ᡶᡠᡵᠰᡠᠨ (fursun) — new growth on a plant
• Māori: pihi — new growth on a plant
• Māori: mātātupu — new growth on a plant
• Māori: kotira — new growth on a plant
• Marathi: अंकुर (aṅkur) — new growth on a plant
• Marathi: मोड (moḍ) — new growth on a plant
• Khiamniungan Naga: tîo — new growth on a plant
• Persian: جوانه (javâne) — new growth on a plant
• Portuguese: broto — new growth on a plant
• Portuguese: rebento — new growth on a plant
• Quechua: yuri — new growth on a plant
• Russian: росто́к (rostók) — new growth on a plant
• Russian: побе́г (pobég) — new growth on a plant
• Scottish Gaelic: bachlag — new growth on a plant
• Sicilian: gigghiu — new growth on a plant
• Slovak: klíček — new growth on a plant
• Spanish: brote — new growth on a plant
• Spanish: retoño — new growth on a plant
• Spanish: brota — new growth on a plant
• Spanish: broto — new growth on a plant
• Spanish: raijo — new growth on a plant
• Swedish: skott — new growth on a plant
• Swedish: brodd — new growth on a plant
• Telugu: మొలక (molaka) — new growth on a plant
• Tocharian B: yakwe — new growth on a plant
• Turkish: filiz — new growth on a plant
• Turkish: sürgün — new growth on a plant
• Ukrainian: росто́к (rostók) — new growth on a plant
• Ukrainian: па́гін (páhin) — new growth on a plant
• Venetan: buto — new growth on a plant
• Venetan: but — new growth on a plant
• Walloon: sprôte — new growth on a plant
• Basque: muskil — child
• Bulgarian: потомък (potomǎk) — child
• Dutch: spruit — child
• Estonian: võsu — child
• Finnish: vesa — child
• French: jeune pousse — child
• Galician: necre — child
• Galician: nécoro — child
• German: Sprössling — child
• German: Spross — child
• Polish: berbeć — child
• Spanish: retoño — child
• Bulgarian: кълн (kǎln) — edible germinated seed
• Dutch: kiemgroente — edible germinated seed
• Estonian: idu — edible germinated seed
• Finnish: itu — edible germinated seed
• French: graine germée — edible germinated seed
• German: Sprossen — edible germinated seed
• Hebrew: נבט (névet) — edible germinated seed
• Armenian: ծլարձակել (clarjakel) — to grow, to germinate
• Assamese: গজা (goza) — to grow, to germinate
• Azerbaijani: cücərmək — to grow, to germinate
• Bashkir: шытыу (şıtıw) — to grow, to germinate
• Central Bikol: tambo — to grow, to germinate
• Bulgarian: прораствам (prorastvam) — to grow, to germinate
• Catalan: germinar — to grow, to germinate
• Cherokee: ᎠᎵᏰᎲᏍᎦ (aliyehvsga) — to grow, to germinate
• Dutch: ontspruiten — to grow, to germinate
• Dutch: uitschieten — to grow, to germinate
• Esperanto: ĝermi — to grow, to germinate
• Esperanto: elkreski — to grow, to germinate
• Estonian: idanema — to grow, to germinate
• Estonian: tärkama — to grow, to germinate
• Finnish: itää — to grow, to germinate
• French: germer — to grow, to germinate
• Galician: xermolar — to grow, to germinate
• Galician: xerminar — to grow, to germinate
• Georgian: აღმოცენება (aɣmoceneba) — to grow, to germinate
• German: sprießen — to grow, to germinate
• German: keimen — to grow, to germinate
• German: (Zweige) treiben — to grow, to germinate
• Gothic: 𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (keinan) — to grow, to germinate
• Greek: ξεβλασταρώνω (xevlastaróno) — to grow, to germinate
• Ancient Greek: θάλλω (thállō) — to grow, to germinate
• Ancient Greek: βλαστάνω (blastánō) — to grow, to germinate
• Hindi: उगना (ugnā) — to grow, to germinate
• Hindi: बढ़ना (baṛhnā) — to grow, to germinate
• Hindi: अंकुरण (aṅkuraṇ) — to grow, to germinate
• Hungarian: kihajt — to grow, to germinate
• Hungarian: kicsírázik — to grow, to germinate
• Indonesian: bertunas — to grow, to germinate
• Ingrian: ittää — to grow, to germinate
• Ingrian: itähyä — to grow, to germinate
• Italian: germogliare — to grow, to germinate
• Japanese: 発芽する (hatsuga suru) — to grow, to germinate
• Latin: germinō — to grow, to germinate
• Latin: herbesco — to grow, to germinate
• Macedonian: ’рти (’rti) — to grow, to germinate
• Māori: kotira — to grow, to germinate
• Māori: kōriro — to grow, to germinate
• Marathi: अंकुरणे (aṅkurṇe) — to grow, to germinate
• Marathi: मोड येणे (moḍ yeṇe) — to grow, to germinate
• Minangkabau: tumbuah — to grow, to germinate
• Polish: puszczać pędy — to grow, to germinate
• Polish: puścić pędy — to grow, to germinate
• Portuguese: germinar — to grow, to germinate
• Russian: прорастать (prorastatʹ) — to grow, to germinate
• Sicilian: aggigghiari — to grow, to germinate
• Spanish: germinar — to grow, to germinate
• Swedish: gro — to grow, to germinate
• Tamil: முளை (muḷai) — to grow, to germinate
• Telugu: మొలకెత్తు (molakettu) — to grow, to germinate
• Thai: งอก (ngɔ̂ɔk) — to grow, to germinate
• Turkish: bitmek — to grow, to germinate
• Turkish: filizlenmek — to grow, to germinate
• Welsh: egino — to grow, to germinate
• Albanian: çel — to cause to grow from a seed
• Albanian: ze — to cause to grow from a seed
• Central Bikol: tambo — to cause to grow from a seed
• Bulgarian: израствам (izrastvam) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Catalan: brotar — to cause to grow from a seed
• Chinese Mandarin: 發芽 /发芽 (fāyá) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Chinese Mandarin: 发芽 (fāyá) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Dutch: laten ontkiemen — to cause to grow from a seed
• Finnish: idättää — to cause to grow from a seed
• French: faire germer — to cause to grow from a seed
• Georgian: აღმოცენება (aɣmoceneba) — to cause to grow from a seed
• German: keimen (vt.) — to cause to grow from a seed
• German: keimen (lassen) — to cause to grow from a seed
• German: auskeimen (lassen) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Hindi: अंकुरण (aṅkuraṇ) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Ingrian: iättää — to cause to grow from a seed
• Italian: germogliare — to cause to grow from a seed
• Japanese: スプラウト (supurauto) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Macedonian: изрти (izrti) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Portuguese: brotar — to cause to grow from a seed
• Sicilian: aggigghiari — to cause to grow from a seed
• Spanish: brotar — to cause to grow from a seed
• Telugu: మొలిపించు (molipiñcu) — to cause to grow from a seed
• Welsh: egino — to cause to grow from a seed
• Albanian: mbi — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Azerbaijani: cücərmək — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Azerbaijani: göyərmək — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Central Bikol: tambo — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Bulgarian: пониквам (ponikvam) — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Catalan: brollar — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Choctaw: offo — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Galician: agromar — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Galician: xermolar — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Georgian: აღმოცენება (aɣmoceneba) — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• German: keimen (vi.) — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• German: aufkeimen — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Hindi: अंकुरण (aṅkuraṇ) — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Ingrian: orastua — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Māori: kotira — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Māori: whakangao — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Māori: kōhura — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Māori: mātātupu — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Sicilian: aggigghiari — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Sicilian: spicari — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Welsh: egino — to emerge from the soil as sprouts
• Albanian: mbi — to emerge from a surface
• Catalan: brollar — to emerge from a surface
• Galician: xurdir — to emerge from a surface
• Galician: agromar — to emerge from a surface
• German: sprießen — to emerge from a surface
• German: hervorsprießem — to emerge from a surface
• German: wachsen (aus) — to emerge from a surface
• German: auswachsen — to emerge from a surface
• German: sich auswachsen (vr.) — to emerge from a surface
• Māori: mihamiha — to emerge from a surface
• Welsh: egino — to emerge from a surface