Where does “trespring” come from?
trespring (Danish) comes from Danish spring, from Danish springe, from Old Danish springæ, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
trespring (Danish): triple jump
Ancestry of “trespring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | spring | spring, jump, vault, leap; imperative of springe |
| 2 | Danish | springe | jump, leap, spring; run, spurt; burst, explode,... |
| 3 | Old Danish | springæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | springa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |