Where does “Zeilensprung” come from?

Zeilensprung (German) comes from German sprung, from Middle High German sprung, from Old High German sprung, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

Zeilensprung (German): enjambment

Definitions

  1. enjambment

Ancestry of “Zeilensprung”, step by step

Zeilensprung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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—

via German zeile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeileline, row
2Middle High Germanzīl(e)—
3Old High Germanzīla—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German sprung →