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Etymology
From Dutch oorsprong.
Noun
oorsprong (plural oorspronge)
- origin
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch orspronc (“spring; origin”). Equivalent to oor- (“original”) + sprong (“jump”). Compare German Ursprung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoːrˌsprɔŋ/
- Hyphenation: oor‧sprong
Noun
oorsprong m (plural oorsprongen)
- origin; point, place or line whence one originates
- source, spring
- (mathematics) origin
Derived terms
Descendants