sprinco

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprinkō, derived from *springan (“to jump”). Cognate with Old High German sprinko (whence Middle High German höusprinke).

Noun

sprinco m

  1. locust, grasshopper

Inflection

Declension of sprinco (masculine an-stem noun)
case singular plural
nominative sprinco sprincon
accusative sprincon sprincon
genitive sprinkin sprincono
dative sprinkin sprincon

Descendants

  • ⇒ Middle Dutch: sprinchane (extended with hane (“rooster”))

References

  • “sprinko”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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