sprink

English

verb

Definitions

(now) To sprinkle; splash

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sprengen (sprinkle) inherited from Old English *sprencan inherited from Proto-Germanic *sprangijaną (cause to spring), *springaną (burst, jump, spring).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*springaną

Gloss

burst, jump, spring

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

`Kanji`

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Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

besprenge English
besprinkle English
oversprinkle English
springe English
springed English
sprinkle English
sprinkler English
sprinklest English
sprinkleth English
sprinkly English
Sprengfalle German
Sprengkraft German
sprengen German
*spr̥g̑h Proto-Indo-European
*spr̥ǵʰ Proto-Indo-European
*sprangijaną Proto-Germanic
*springaną Proto-Germanic
*sprencan Old English
sprengan Old English
sprengen Old English
springan Old English
sprengen Middle English
sprynklen Middle English
sprengja Old Norse
springa Old Norse
sprengen Old High German
springan Old High German
sprung Old High German
sprengen Middle High German
*springan Old Dutch
sprengian Old Saxon
springan Old Saxon
*springan Frankish
springa Old Frisian