An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/springen

by Friedrich Kluge

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.’