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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sprintaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *prę̀dati (to jump, leap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprin.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sprintaną[1]

  1. to jump
  2. to emerge, to start

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sprintan
    • Old English: sprintan
    • Old High German: *sprinzan
      • Middle High German: sprinzen
  • Old Norse: spretta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sprentanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
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