means Spring is the season between winter and summer when plants begin to grow, but the same word also names a coiled metal device that bounces back, a source of water rising from the ground, and the act of leaping suddenly.

from All these meanings spring from one old idea: leaping up, bursting forth. The word descends from Old English 'springan,' meaning to leap or burst out, with relatives across the Germanic languages (German 'springen,' Dutch 'springen'). A 'spring' of water is where it leaps from the earth; the season is when plant life springs up (it was actually once called 'springing time' or 'spring of the year'); and the metal coil springs back when released. One verb of sudden bursting energy, branching into a season, a fountainhead, and a bouncing wire.