Where does “springald” come from?

springald (English) comes from Old French espringale, from Frankish *springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

springald (English): A youth; a young man, a stripling; An ancient...

Definitions

  1. A youth; a young man, a stripling; An ancient...

Ancestry of “springald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespringale—
2Frankish*springan—
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Frankish *springan →