German word

entspringen

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛntˈʃprɪŋən/

Meaning

  • verbspring

Example

Aus dieser Quelle entspringt klares Wasser.

Clear water springs from this source.

Illustration for entspringen (spring)

More examples

Aus einem Missverständnis entspringt oft zusätzlicher Streit.

Additional strife often springs from a misunderstanding.

Core concept

A stream flows outward from a hidden starting point, and an idea can flow from its origin in the same pattern.

Common phrases

  • einem Gefühl entspringen

    spring from a feeling

  • einer Idee entspringen

    spring from an idea

Similar words

kommen aus: Be from a particular place or source.
stammen aus: Have a particular source, place, or period of origin.
entstehen: Develop into existence through a process or over time.
hervorgehen aus: Arise from a particular cause or set of circumstances.

Definition in German

An einer Quelle oder an einem Ausgangspunkt seinen Anfang nehmen; auch bildlich: aus etwas hervorgehen.

Word origin

The verb is formed from German ent- and springen, meaning that something springs or breaks outward from where it begins.

Usage tips

  • The source can appear with aus plus the dative, as in aus einer Quelle entspringen, or directly in the dative, as in einer Quelle entspringen.

Other meanings

  • originate from ___verb
  • ariseverb

Opposites

  • versiegendry upverb

Related words

  • entsprungensprungadjective
  • entspringendspringingadjective

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