Where does “springest” come from?

springest (English) comes from English spring, from Romanian Șpring, from German spring, from German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

springest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “springest”, step by step

springest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspringTo burst forth; To grow; To cause to burst forth
2RomanianȘpring
3Germanspringsingular imperative of springen; first-person...
4Germanspringento spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;...
5Old High Germanspringan
6Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ

via English Est

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEstestablished
2Middle Englishestegrace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;...
3Old Englishēstwill, consent, favour, grace, liberality,...
4Proto-West Germanic*anstifavour
5Proto-Germanicanstizfavour, affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ