Where does “überspringen” come from?

überspringen (German) comes from German springen, from Old High German springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

überspringen (German): to jump over

Definitions

  1. to jump over

Ancestry of “überspringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspringento spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;...
2Old High Germanspringan—
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “überspringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German springan →