Proto-Indo-European

*sperǵʰ-

‘to move energetically, hurry, spring’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ-.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ-, most familiar first.

• spring ← springen ← springan ← *springan ← *springaną
• springe ← sprengen ← sprenġan ← *sprangijan ← *sprangijaną
• sprink ← sprinken ← spryngen ← springan ← *springan
• sprent ← sprengen ← sprengan ← *sprangijan ← *sprangijaną
• atspring ← atspringen ← ætspringan ← springan ← *springan

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ-