oorsprong

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch oorsprong.

Noun edit

oorsprong (plural oorspronge)

origin

Derived terms edit

oorspronklik

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch orspronc (“spring; origin”). Equivalent to oor- (“original”) +‎ sprong (“jump”). Compare German Ursprung.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈoːrˌsprɔŋ/
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: oor‧sprong

Noun edit

oorsprong m (plural oorsprongen)

origin; point, place or line whence one originates
source, spring
(mathematics) origin

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: oorsprong
Negerhollands: oorsprong

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