Where does “sprentan” come from?
sprentan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic sprantijaną, from Proto-Germanic sprintaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprend-, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Ancestry of “sprentan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sprantijaną | to make jump up |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sprintaną | to jump; to emerge, to start |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sprend- | to pull, to stretch, to jump |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |