Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/springaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈspriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*springaną[1][2]

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

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *springaną (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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

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