Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/springaną

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 *sprenǵʰ-, nasalised form of Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- (“to move energetically, hurry, spring”). Compare Ancient Greek σπέρχω (spérkhō, “to set in rapid motion, haste, hurry”), Sanskrit स्पृहयति (spṛháyati, “to be eager”),[1] Albanian shpërthej (“to pop open, puncture, lance, make explode, blow up”), Lithuanian spreñgti (“to push (in)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*springaną[1][2]

  1. to spring, to jump up
  2. to burst, to explode

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *springō *springaų — *springai ?
2nd singular *springizi *springaiz *spring *springazai *springaizau
3rd singular *springidi *springai *springadau *springadai *springaidau
1st dual *springōz *springaiw — — —
2nd dual *springadiz *springaidiz *springadiz — —
1st plural *springamaz *springaim — *springandai *springaindau
2nd plural *springid *springaid *springid *springandai *springaindau
3rd plural *springandi *springain *springandau *springandai *springaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *sprang *sprungį̄
2nd singular *spranht *sprungīz
3rd singular *sprang *sprungī
1st dual *sprungū *sprungīw
2nd dual *sprungudiz *sprungīdiz
1st plural *sprungum *sprungīm
2nd plural *sprungud *sprungīd
3rd plural *sprungun *sprungīn
present past
participles *springandz *sprunganaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*spring/kan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*sprenʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
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