Where does “sprung” come from?

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

sprung (German): jump, leap

Definitions

  1. jump, leap

Ancestry of “sprung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansprung—
2Old High Germansprungjump
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “sprung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German sprung →
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