Where does “springa” come from?

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

springa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to run; to leap, jump; to burst open

Definitions

  1. to run; to leap, jump; to burst open

Ancestry of “springa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespringa—
2Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springa”

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