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Where Did the Word “Spring” Come From and How Did the Season and Water Supply Get its Name?

May 17, 2020 by Karen Hill

Spring is a season, but it’s also part of a mattress, an underground water supply, and a surprise attack.

The word “spring” derives from sprengh, an ancient Indo-European word for “rapid movement.”

It was around 816 AD when spring was first used to mean “rising up,” or the beginning of something.

By the fourteenth century the first of the four seasons became the spring of the year.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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