Where does “springi” come from?

springi (Finnish) 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.

springi (Finnish): spring rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from swaying

Definitions

  1. spring rope attaching the bow of a vessel to the stern-side of the jetty, or vice versa, to stop the vessel from swaying

Ancestry of “springi”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ
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