Where does “springen” come from?

springen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

springen (Middle Dutch): to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...

Definitions

  1. to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...

Ancestry of “springen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
2Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →