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Sput
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German
Etymology
The inherited continuation of de gmh spuot success, from de goh spuot, from de gmw-pro *spōdi, is still attested a few times in Early Modern German. Later use, however, entirely follows de nds Spood, from de gml spôt, also from the West Germanic. See de sputen for more.
Pronunciation
de /ʃpuːt/
Noun
f.sg
de very rare haste, hurry, rush
de Hast und Sput tut selten gut. Haste and rush are seldom good.
de very rare obsolete success
de Je größer Hast, je minder Sput. en more haste, less speed More haste, less speed.
Usage notes
Found exclusively in Standard German renderings of certain Low German proverbs and idioms such as the above. The sense “haste” is intelligible because of the related verb de sputen, whereas the sense “success” requires special knowledge of Low German.
Declension
f.sg
Related terms
de sputen