Etymology of the English word spout
the English word
spoutderived from the Middle Dutch word
spoutenderived from the Old Norse word
spytaDate
The earliest known usage of spout in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
downspout,
drainspout,
spouted,
spouting,
waterspoutCognates
Dutch
spuiten, German
speuzenUsage
Word found in Modern English
