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Where does “springan” come from?

springan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *springan, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

springan (Old English): to leap, bound; to burst forth , to spurt; to...

Definitions

  1. to leap, bound; to burst forth , to spurt; to...

Ancestry of “springan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*springan—
2Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springan”

  • spring
  • sprung
  • springing
  • springtime
  • springboard
  • springy
  • mainspring
  • springtide
  • springer
  • springiness
  • springless
  • springlike
  • springhouse
  • unsprung
  • springwater
  • handspring
  • hairspring
  • springald
  • bedspring
  • springily
  • springtail
  • headspring
  • springest
  • watchspring
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