Where does “springing” come from?
Springing comes from Middle English springen, Old English springan, Proto-Germanic springaną, and Proto-Indo-European spr̥g̑h, ultimately deriving from a root meaning to jump or leap.
springing (English): present participle of spring; The action of the...
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- present participle of spring; The action of the...
Ancestry of “springing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spring | To burst forth; To grow; To cause to burst forth |
| 2 | Romanian | Șpring | — |
| 3 | German | spring | singular imperative of springen; first-person... |
| 4 | German | springen | to spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;... |
| 5 | Old High German | springan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |