Where does “atspringen” come from?

atspringen (Middle English) comes from Old English ætspringan, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Ancestry of “atspringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishætspringanto spring out; rush forth; spurt out
2Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
3Proto-Turkicātname
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “atspringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →