Where does “ætspringan” come from?

ætspringan (Old English) comes from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ætspringan (Old English): to spring out; rush forth; spurt out

Definitions

  1. to spring out; rush forth; spurt out

Ancestry of “ætspringan”, step by step

ætspringan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English æt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæteating; at a certain place; at a certain time
2Proto-Turkicātname
3Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
4Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Old English springan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspringanto leap, bound
2Proto-West Germanic*springanto spring, to jump up
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “ætspringan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →