Where does “språng” come from?

språng (Swedish) comes from Swedish springa, from Old Swedish springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.

språng (Swedish): a jump, a leap, a run; sheer

Definitions

  1. a jump, a leap, a run; sheer

Ancestry of “språng”, step by step

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—

Words derived from “språng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →Every word from Proto-Germanic springaną →Every word from Old Norse springa →