Where does “spring” come from?
spring (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch springen, from Middle Dutch springen, from Old Dutch springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
Ancestry of “spring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | springen | to jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | springen | to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | springan | to jump, spring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |
Words derived from “spring”