Where does “springan” come from?

springan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

springan (Old Dutch): to jump, spring

Definitions

  1. to jump, spring

Ancestry of “springan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “springan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →