Where does “sprungbereit” come from?

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

sprungbereit (German): ready to jump / go

Definitions

  1. ready to jump / go

Ancestry of “sprungbereit”, step by step

sprungbereit 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 bereit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbereitready
2Middle High Germanbereite—
3Old High Germanbireiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German sprung →