Where does “springare” come from?

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

springare (Swedish): knight; horse, chiefly one used for riding

Definitions

  1. knight; horse, chiefly one used for riding

Ancestry of “springare”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ →