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Where does “sprend-” come from?

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

sprend- (Proto-Indo-European): to pull, to stretch, to jump

Definitions

  1. to pull, to stretch, to jump

Ancestry of “sprend-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sprend-”

  • 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
  • sprantijaną
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