In fall – the American word for what most of the other types of the English language call autumn, when the leaves „fall“ from the trees – many countries in the northern hemisphere have to turn back their clocks and watches and thus gain an hour of sleep. In other words, we „fall back“ an hour.
In spring, when the leaf and flower buds begin to appear – in America as well as in the rest of the northern hemisphere – you might see some rabbits and bunnies jumping and yes, we can also say „springing“ around in the fields. At this time of the year we have to „spring“ forward by one hour and therefore, we lose an hour.
Easy to remember isnt it?
However, can we say the same in German? Unfortunately, „Herbst“ and „Frühling“ are neither homophones (they sound the same) nor homographs (they look the same)!