Where does “sprakk” come from?

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

sprakk (Norwegian Nynorsk): past of sprekke

Definitions

  1. past of sprekke

Ancestry of “sprakk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspringeto run; to leap, jump; to burst open
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 spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old Norse springa →