Where does “Springbrunnen” come from?

Springbrunnen (German) comes from German Brunnen, from Middle High German brunne, from Old High German brunno, from Proto-West Germanic brunnō, from Proto-Germanic brunnô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰréh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Springbrunnen (German): fountain

Definitions

  1. fountain

Ancestry of “Springbrunnen”, step by step

Springbrunnen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brunnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrunnenwell
2Middle High Germanbrunne
3Old High Germanbrunnowell
4Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
5Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German springen

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-