English
speedbridge
From speed + bridge.
Proto-Indo-European *speh₁- ‘to prosper’
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Proto-West Germanic *spōan ‘to succeed’
Proto-West Germanic *spōdi ‘prosperity’
Old English spēd ‘success’
Middle English sped ‘prosperity’
English speed
Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ ‘bridge’
Proto-West Germanic *bruggju ‘bridge’
Old English brycġ ‘bridge’
Middle English brigge ‘a bridge’
English bridge
Today it means
verb To build a bridge under oneself using one of several techniques which minimize the amount of crouching, resulting in a significantly faster pace of construction.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / speedbridge