Where does “sprung” come from?

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

sprung (Old High German): jump

Definitions

  1. jump

Ancestry of “sprung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sprung”

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