Talk:squirt
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Equinox in topic Etymology from Chambers 1908
Etymology from Chambers 1908[edit]
"Skeat says the r appears to be intrusive; allied to prov. Eng. squitter, to squirt, and squitter, diarrhœa. From Sw. dial. skvittär, to sprinkle all round, freq. of skwitta, to squirt, Sw. sqvätta, to squirt; cf. Dan. sqvatte, to splash." Equinox ◑ 17:04, 6 October 2018 (UTC)