Where does “Sprungbrett” come from?

Sprungbrett (German) comes from German brett, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Sprungbrett (German): springboard, diving board; springboard, stepping...

Definitions

  1. springboard, diving board; springboard, stepping...

Ancestry of “Sprungbrett”, step by step

Sprungbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrettboard, plank
2Middle High Germanbreta board, a plank
3Old High Germanbret—
4Proto-West Germanic*bred—
5Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
6Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German sprung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansprungjump, leap
2Middle High Germansprung—
3Old High Germansprungjump
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →