Where does “ljodsprang” come from?

ljodsprang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ljod, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ljodsprang (Norwegian Nynorsk): ablaut

Definitions

  1. ablaut

Ancestry of “ljodsprang”, step by step

ljodsprang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ljod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskljodsound
2Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
3Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Nynorsk sprang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspranga leap, jump; past of springa
2Norwegian Nynorskspringato run; to leap, jump; to burst open
3Old Norsespringa—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →