English
springle
From spring + -le.
Formed from spring + -le
Proto-Indo-European *sperǵʰ- ‘to hurry’
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Proto-Germanic *springaną ‘to burst forth’
Proto-West Germanic *springan ‘to spring’
Old English springan ‘to spring’
Middle English springen
English spring
Today it means
noun a trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “springle”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / springle