Where does “sprækur” come from?

sprækur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sprækr, from Proto-Germanic sprēkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sprækur (Icelandic): spry, lively

Definitions

  1. spry, lively

Ancestry of “sprækur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesprækrnimble, lively; lively
2Proto-Germanicsprēkizlively
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pereg-to shrug, be quick, twitch, splash, blast; to be...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pereg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprēkiz →