Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/springaną
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *springaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *springan
- Old Norse: springa