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Where does “springe” come from?

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

springe (Danish): jump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,...

Definitions

  1. jump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,...

Ancestry of “springe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishspringæ—
2Old Norsespringa—
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springe”

  • højdespring
  • kvantespring
  • længdespring
  • stangspring
  • længdespringer
  • trespring
  • firspring
  • højdespringer
  • spring
  • springvand
  • springer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →