Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprantijaną
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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
Etymology
From *sprintaną + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to make jump up
Inflection
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *sprantijan
- Old Norse: spretta, *sprenta
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sprantjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366