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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

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—

Words derived from “sprinkhaan”

  • treksprinkhaan
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