Sprung
/sprʌŋ/noun
Past tense and past participle of spring; also used as an adjective meaning suddenly released or launched.
Did you know?“Spring” and its forms come from an ancient Germanic root meaning to leap or burst forth, which is why the word can feel so alive, kinetic, and almost spell-like in English.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spreng-
“to jump, leap, or move suddenly”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*springaną
“to leap, burst forth, or spring up”
Old English
OE
springan
“to leap, burst out, or rise quickly”
Middle English
ME
springen
“to leap, rush forth, or grow suddenly”
Modern English
English
sprung
“past tense and past participle of spring; also “suddenly released” or “set in motion””