springan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to leap, bound
- to burst forth (as a fluid), to spurt
- to grow (as a plant)
- to rise (as the sun)
- to spread, be diffused
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *springaną (burst, jump, spring).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*springaną
Gloss
burst, jump, spring
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
踊
Emoji
🐸 🦘
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spring English
- *spr̥g̑h Proto-Indo-European
- *spr̥ǵʰ Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱeh₃i- Proto-Indo-European
- *sprangijaną Proto-Germanic
- *springaną Proto-Germanic
- geondspringan Old English
- spring Old English
- ætspringan Old English
- atspringen Middle English
- spring Middle English
- springen Middle English
- springa Old Norse
- springan Old High German
- sprung Old High German
- shpërthej Albanian
- thyej Albanian
- *springan Old Dutch
- springan Old Saxon
- *springan Frankish
- springa Old Frisian