English

lifespring

From life + spring.

A compound of life + spring

Proto-Germanic *lībą ‘life’

Proto-West Germanic *līb ‘body’

Old English līf

Middle English lyf

English life

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

Today it means

noun A spring or source of life.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lifespring