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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/springen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
springen
Friedrich Kluge2510128An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — springen1891John Francis Davis

springen, vb., ‘to spring, leap, jump,’ from the equiv. MidHG. springen, OHG. springan, str. vb.; corresponding to the equiv. OSax. springan, Du. springen, AS. springan, E. to spring, Goth. *spriggan. From this common Teut. vb., to which ModHG. Sprung, m., (MidHG. and OHG. sprung), is allied, the cognates of Ital. springare, ‘to jog, swing one's legs,’ are derived. An allied Aryan root sprgh, with a nasal exists in Gr. σπέρχεσθαι ‘to hasten,’ σπερχνός, ‘hasty.’