oorsprong
Meaning
- (masculine) origin; point, place or line whence one originates
- (masculine) source, spring
- (masculine) origin
Frequency
Hyphenated as
oor‧sprong
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈoːrˌsprɔŋ/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch orspronc (“spring; origin”). Equivalent to oor- (“original”) + sprong (“jump”). Compare German Ursprung.
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