English
spring box
From spring + box.
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
Late Latin buxis ‘box’
Proto-West Germanic *buhsā ‘box’
Old English box ‘box, case’
Middle English box ‘container’
English box
Today it means
noun A small compartment or box built over or placed into running water so that containers of perishable foods (milk, etc) inside it are kept cool, a traditional method of refrigeration.
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Etymograph / spring box