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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/sprengen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
sprengen
Friedrich Kluge2510122An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — sprengen1891John Francis Davis

sprengen, vb., ‘to burst, break open, blow up,’ from MidHG. and OHG. spręngen, ‘to cause to spring,’ is a causative of springen.