Where does “springflod” come from?
springflod (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spring, from Norwegian Nynorsk springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
springflod (Norwegian Nynorsk): spring tide
Ancestry of “springflod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spring | present of springa |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | springa | 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 | — |