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Where does “sprenċġan” come from?

sprenċġan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sprangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “sprenċġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsprangijanąto cause to spring; to cause to burst, to blow up
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sprenċġan”

  • springe
  • sprink
  • spreind
  • yspreynd
  • spreynt
  • sprengen
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