Where does “småspringa” come from?

småspringa (Swedish) comes from Swedish små, from Polish smar, from Middle High German smër, from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

småspringa (Swedish): to half-run (run fairly slowly with short steps)

Definitions

  1. to half-run (run fairly slowly with short steps)

Ancestry of “småspringa”, step by step

småspringa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish små

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmå
2Polishsmargrease, lubricant
3Middle High Germansmër—
4Old High Germansmerofat
5Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
6Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
7Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Swedish springa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspringaa crack, cranny; vagina, vulva; to run
2Old Swedishspringato spring, jump; to run; to burst
3Old Norsespringa—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →