Where does “springe” come from?
springe (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian springa, from Proto-Germanic springaną, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ǵʰ.
springe (West Frisian): to jump
Ancestry of “springe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | springa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |