Where does “springschans” come from?

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

springschans (Dutch): a platform or ramp used for ski jumpers to gain...

Definitions

  1. a platform or ramp used for ski jumpers to gain...

Ancestry of “springschans”, step by step

springschans 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old Dutch springan →