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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
springaną
to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
2
Proto-Indo-European
spr̥ǵʰ
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Words derived from “springa”
springe
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