Dictionary Indo-European Root *sprengh-

*sprengh-

Meanings

1.
to move suddenly, to hasten, to spring
(Notable English members are "spring"... in all its meanings. They all are based around the idea of something bursting forth, be it life, water or coil. )
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Word Family

Root: *sprengh-

The original idea of the root was:

to move suddenly,  to spring

The only English offspring I could find mentioned in the sources is the word spring. And all its meanings actually come from this core idea.

  • to spring (suddenly moving)
  • spring -season (where stuff begins, flowers “bursting forth”)
  • spring – source (where water “jumps out”)
  • spring – coil (something that “suddenly jumps”)
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