Etymograph

English

springmaking

From spring + making.

A compound of spring + making

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

Old English macung

Middle English making

English making

Today it means

noun The manufacture of springs (mechanical devices that exert force).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “springmaking”. 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.

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