Where does “springa” come from?

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

springa (Old Swedish): to spring, jump; to run; to burst

Definitions

  1. to spring, jump; to run; to burst

Ancestry of “springa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespringa—
2Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old Norse springa →
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