Where does “sprekk” come from?
sprekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sprekke, from Norwegian Nynorsk sprakk, from Norwegian Nynorsk springe, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
sprekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a crack, crevice, fissure; imperative of sprekke;...
Definitions
- a crack, crevice, fissure; imperative of sprekke;...
Ancestry of “sprekk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sprekke | to break, shatter, crack, burst; to separate, as... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sprakk | past of sprekke |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | springe | to run; to leap, jump; to burst open |
| 4 | Old Norse | springa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |