Where does “springan” come from?

springan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

Ancestry of “springan”, step by step

springan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic springaną

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

via Proto-Germanic *springan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*springan—

Words derived from “springan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →