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sprint.

A short race at top speed.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/spɹɪnt/

  1. A short race at top speed.

  2. A burst of speed or activity.

  3. In Agile software development, a period of development of a fixed time that is preceded and followed by meetings.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-der. Proto-Germanic *sprintaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną Old Norse *sprentabor. Middle English sprenten English sprent English sprint Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).

verb/spɹɪnt/

  1. To run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period.

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)prend-der. Proto-Germanic *sprintaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną Old Norse *sprentabor. Middle English sprenten English sprent English sprint Alteration of earlier sprent (“to leap; bound; dart”), from Northern Middle English sprenten, from Old Norse *sprenta (for later spretta), from Proto-Germanic *sprantijaną, causative of Proto-Germanic *sprintaną (“to jump up; bounce”), from Proto-Indo-European *sprend-, *sprendʰ- (“to flinch; jump”), from Proto-Indo-European *sper- (“to twitch; fidget; flinch; jump; be quick”). Cognate with Middle High German sprenzen (“to sprinkle; splash”), Swedish spritta (“to startle”), Icelandic spretta (“to spring forth; emerge; arise; develop”).

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