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