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Where does “springa” come from?

springa (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

Ancestry of “springa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “springa”

  • springe
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