Where does “sprung” come from?

sprung (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sprung, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

Ancestry of “sprung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sprung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old High German sprung →