Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)prengʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Root

*(s)prengʰ-^[1]

to spring
Synonym: *sel-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)prengʰ-‎ (1 c, 0 e)

*(s)préngʰ-e-ti (thematic present)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Lithuanian: spreñgti (“to push, tense, span”)
- ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *φlengeti^[2]
  - Old Irish: lingid (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *springaną (“to spring, burst”)^[3] (see there for further descendants)

*(s)prongʰ-éye-ti (causative)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  - Proto-Slavic: *prǫžiti (“to prance, recoil”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Germanic: *sprangijaną^[4]

*(s)prongʰ-ó-s (“locust”)
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)prangas
  - Proto-Slavic: *prǫgъ (see there for further descendants)

Unsorted formations
- Proto-Celtic: *φlanxsman (“jump”) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*(s)prengʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 583
^ Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*leng-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 522-24
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spring/kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sprangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “*(s)prengʰ-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 583

[2] Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*leng-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 522-24

[3] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spring/kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470

[4] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sprangjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

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