Where does “springgety” come from?
springgety (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans spring, from Dutch springen, from Middle Dutch springen, from Old Dutch springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
springgety (Afrikaans): spring tide
Definitions
- spring tide
Ancestry of “springgety”, step by step
springgety traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans spring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | spring | to leap, jump |
| 2 | Dutch | springen | to jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | springen | to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | springan | to jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |