Where does “spring” come from?

spring (Danish) comes from Danish springe, from Old Danish springæ, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

spring (Danish): spring, jump, vault, leap; imperative of springe

Definitions

  1. spring, jump, vault, leap; imperative of springe

Ancestry of “spring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspringejump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,...
2Old Danishspringæ—
3Old Norsespringa—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “spring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →