Etymology

sprinter

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Today it means: A person who runs. Full definition →

English sprint ← Middle English sprenten ← Old Norse *sprenta
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sprinter · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)prend-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sprintaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*sprantijaną
  4. Old Norse*sprenta
  5. Middle Englishsprenten
  6. Englishsprent
  7. Englishsprint
  8. English todaysprinter

From sprint + -er.

sprinter · noun2

Blend of spring + winter.

Sprinter · noun3

From sprinter.

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