Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/springaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *sprenǵʰ-, nasalised form of Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- (“to move energetically, hurry, spring”). Compare Albanian shpërthej (“to pop open, puncture, lance, make explode, blow up”), Lithuanian spreñgti (“to push (in)”), Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō, “to set in rapid motion, haste, hurry”), Sanskrit स्पृहयति (spṛháyati, “to be eager”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editInflection
editConjugation of *springaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *springan
- Old Norse: springa