Where does “sprinkhaan” come from?

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

sprinkhaan (Dutch): locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder...

Definitions

  1. locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder...

Ancestry of “sprinkhaan”, step by step

sprinkhaan 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 haan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “sprinkhaan”

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