Where does “отпрянуть” come from?

отпрянуть (Russian) comes from Russian пря́нуть, from Proto-Slavic prędnǫti, from Proto-Slavic prędati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

отпрянуть (Russian): to recoil, to spring back, to start back

Definitions

  1. to recoil, to spring back, to start back

Ancestry of “отпрянуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпря́нутьto jump
2Proto-Slavicprędnǫtito spring up
3Proto-Slavicprędatito jump, to leap; to step gently
4Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prędati →Every word from Proto-Slavic prędnǫti →