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
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”

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