Where does “schansspringen” come from?

schansspringen (Dutch) comes from Dutch springen, from Middle Dutch springen, from Old Dutch springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

schansspringen (Dutch): to ski-jump

Definitions

  1. to ski-jump

Ancestry of “schansspringen”, step by step

schansspringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspringento jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter
2Middle Dutchspringento jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...
3Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

via Dutch schans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschansA sconce or a similar type of fortification; A...
2GermanSchanzeentrenchment, redoubt; ski-jump
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