Where does “krumsprång” come from?
krumsprång (Swedish) comes from Swedish krum, from Middle Low German krum, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krumsprång (Swedish): a caper (spirited jump)
Definitions
- a caper (spirited jump)
Ancestry of “krumsprång”, step by step
krumsprång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krum | having a hunched back |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krum | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Swedish språng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | språng | a jump, a leap, a run; sheer |
| 2 | Swedish | springa | a crack, cranny; vagina, vulva; to run |
| 3 | Old Swedish | springa | to spring, jump; to run; to burst |
| 4 | Old Norse | springa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |