Where does “Springreiten” come from?

Springreiten (German) comes from German reiten, from Middle High German rīten, from Old High German rītan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

Springreiten (German): show jumping

Definitions

  1. show jumping

Ancestry of “Springreiten”, step by step

Springreiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreitento travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;...
2Middle High Germanrītento ride
3Old High Germanrītanto ride
4Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
5Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

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 h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną