Where does “offspring” come from?

Offspring comes from Middle English ofspring, from Old English ofspring, a compound of of and spring meaning the act of springing forth or that which springs forth.

offspring (English): A person's daughter and/or son; a person's...

Definitions

  1. A person's daughter and/or son; a person's...

Ancestry of “offspring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishofspring
2Old Englishofspringoffspring, descendants, posterity

Words derived from “offspring

Every word from Old English ofspringEvery word from Middle English ofspring