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Where does “springa” come from?

springa (Old Norse) 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”

  • springare
  • språng
  • språngbräda
  • springa
  • sprakk
  • springe
  • springflo
  • spring
  • utspring
  • sprekke
  • sprekk
  • sprakk
  • springflod
  • steinsprang
  • sprang
  • springar
  • stavsprang
  • utspring
  • spring
  • springe
  • sprekke
  • springa
  • sprekk
  • springvand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →