Where does “springa” come from?

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

springa (Swedish): a crack, cranny; vagina, vulva; to run

Definitions

  1. a crack, cranny; vagina, vulva; to run

Ancestry of “springa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishspringato spring, jump; to run; to burst
2Old Norsespringa—
3Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—

Words derived from “springa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →