Where does “springen” come from?
springen (Middle English) comes from Old English springan, from Proto-West Germanic *springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
springen (Middle English): to jump; to spring
Ancestry of “springen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | springan | to leap, bound; to burst forth , to spurt; to... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *springan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |
Words derived from “springen”