Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)prengʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Kroonen (2013) links this root to *sperǵʰ- (“to move rapidly”).. This could be from the nasal-infix present, *spr̥néǵʰti ~ *spr̥nǵʰénti. See *sperǵʰ- for more.

Root

*(s)prengʰ-

1. to spring

   Synonym: *sel-

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)prengʰ- (1 c, 0 e)

• *(s)préngʰ-e-ti (thematic present)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: spreñgti (“to push, tense, span”)
  • ⇒ Proto-Celtic: *φlengeti
    • Old Irish: lingid (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *springaną (“to spring, burst”) (see there for further descendants)

• *(s)prongʰ-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Proto-Slavic: *prǫžiti (“to prance, recoil”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *sprangijaną

• *(s)prongʰ-ó-s (“locust”)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *(s)prangas
    • Proto-Slavic: *prǫgъ (see there for further descendants)

• Unsorted formations
  • Proto-Celtic: *φlanxsman (“jump”) (see there for further descendants)