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
- knight; horse, chiefly one used for riding
Ancestry of “springare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | springa | a crack, cranny; vagina, vulva; to run |
| 2 | Old Swedish | springa | to spring, jump; to run; to burst |
| 3 | Old Norse | springa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |