Where does “umespringe” come from?

umespringe (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German springe, from Middle High German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

umespringe (Alemannic German): to run around

Definitions

  1. to run around

Ancestry of “umespringe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic Germanspringeto run; to jump, leap; to burst
2Middle High Germanspringen—
3Old High Germanspringan—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German springan →