Where does “spring” come from?
Spring comes from Middle English springen, Old English springan, Proto-Germanic springaną, and Proto-Indo-European spr̥g̑h.
spring (English): To burst forth; To grow; To cause to burst forth
Definitions
- To burst forth; To grow; To cause to burst forth
Ancestry of “spring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | Șpring | — |
| 2 | German | spring | singular imperative of springen; first-person... |
| 3 | German | springen | to spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;... |
| 4 | Old High German | springan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |
Words derived from “spring”