Where does “springtij” come from?

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

springtij (Dutch): spring tide

Definitions

  1. spring tide

Ancestry of “springtij”, step by step

springtij 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 tij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtijtide
2Dutchtijde
3DutchgetijdeA tide of the sea, either flood or ebb; canonical...
4Middle Dutchgetide—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →