Where does “sprickning” come from?

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

sprickning (Swedish): cracking

Definitions

  1. cracking

Ancestry of “sprickning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsprickaa crack, a fracture; a thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material
2Old Swedishspringato spring, jump; to run; to burst
3Old Norsespringa—
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
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