Where does “spring” come from?
spring (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
spring (Icelandic): inflection of springa:
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Definitions
- inflection of springa:
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Ancestry of “spring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | springa | to crack, break, split open, burst; to explode,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | springa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |