Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/springaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈspriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*springaną[1][2]

  1. to spring, to jump up
  2. to burst, to explode

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spring/kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sprenʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 366