Where does “spring” come from?

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

spring (Norwegian Nynorsk): present of springa

Definitions

  1. present of springa

Ancestry of “spring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspringato 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 “spring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old Norse springa →
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