English
forespring
From fore- + spring.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- ‘to hurry’
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Proto-Germanic *springaną ‘to burst forth’
Proto-West Germanic *springan ‘to spring’
Old English springan ‘to spring’
Middle English springen
English spring
Today it means
noun The period preceding or leading up to spring.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / forespring