Where does “vorspringen” come from?

vorspringen (German) comes from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

vorspringen (German): to jump out

Definitions

  1. to jump out

Ancestry of “vorspringen”, step by step

vorspringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
2Middle High Germanvore
3Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
4Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspringento spring; to leap; to bounce; to dive; to jump;...
2Old High Germanspringan
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós