Where does “*springan” come from?

*springan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

*springan (Proto-West Germanic): to spring, to jump up

Definitions

  1. to spring, to jump up

Ancestry of “*springan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*springan”

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