Where does “spingarda” come from?
spingarda (Italian) comes from Old French espringale, from Frankish *springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
spingarda (Italian): springald
Definitions
- springald
Ancestry of “spingarda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | espringale | — |
| 2 | Frankish | *springan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |