Where does “Sprungwurf” come from?

Sprungwurf (German) comes from German Wurf, from Middle High German wurf, from Old High German wurf, from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Sprungwurf (German): jump shot

Definitions

  1. jump shot

Ancestry of “Sprungwurf”, step by step

Sprungwurf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWurfthrow; litter
2Middle High Germanwurf—
3Old High Germanwurf—
4Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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—
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