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Where does “sprantijaną” come from?

sprantijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sprintaną, from Proto-Indo-European sprend-, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

sprantijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make jump up

Definitions

  1. to make jump up

Ancestry of “sprantijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsprintanąto jump; to emerge, to start
2Proto-Indo-Europeansprend-to pull, to stretch, to jump
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sprantijaną”

  • sprint
  • sprinter
  • Sprinter
  • outsprint
  • sprent
  • esprint
  • sprint
  • спринтер
  • спринт
  • sprinter
  • sprint
  • Sprint
  • スプリント
  • sprint
  • sprinterica
  • šprint
  • шпринт
  • sprinterka
  • sprinter
  • σπριντ
  • sprenten
  • sprint
  • sprentan
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