Where does “Sprungfeder” come from?

Sprungfeder (German) comes from German feder, from Middle High German vëdere, from Old High German fedara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Sprungfeder (German): A spring, made of flexible material, as in a car...

Definitions

  1. A spring, made of flexible material, as in a car...

Ancestry of “Sprungfeder”, step by step

Sprungfeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German feder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfederfeather
2Middle High Germanvëderefeather
3Old High Germanfedarafeather
4Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
5Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

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 peth₂- →