English word spring comes from Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *spr̥g̑h, Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *spr̥ǵʰ, and later Proto-Germanic *springaną (To burst, to explode. To spring, to jump up.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *spr̥ǵʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *spr̥g̑h | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sperǵʰ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *spr̥ǵʰ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *springaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To burst, to explode. To spring, to jump up. |
| springan | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (clarification of this definition is being sought) to spring. |
| springen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | To jump; to spring. |
| spring | English (en) | (architecture, masonry, transitive) To build (an arch).. (intransitive) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped.. (nautical) To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken.. (obsolete) To grow; to prosper.. (slang) To release or set free, especially from prison.. (transitive, archaic) To sound (a rattle, such as a watchman's rattle).. To bend by force, as [...] |
