myEtymology.com: English etymology of hairspring

Etymology of the English word hairspring

the English word hairspring

derived from the English word spring

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sprenganan

derived from the English word hair

derived from the English word her

derived from the English word hire

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khurja

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ko-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khæran