Where does “sprakk” come from?

sprakk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål springe, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

sprakk (Norwegian Bokmål): simple past of sprekke

Definitions

  1. simple past of sprekke

Ancestry of “sprakk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspringeto bound, jump, leap; to run; to blow up, burst,...
2Old Norsespringa
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ

Words derived from “sprakk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰEvery word from Proto-Germanic springanąEvery word from Old Norse springa
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