Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “sperH-”
400 words across 52 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — including sphere, spheres, spear, spur, spar, Spear, Spears, spurn.
See the etymology of sperH- itself →
English (155)
- sphere
- spheres
- spear
- spur
- spar
- Spear
- Spears
- spurn
- spearhead
- spheroid
- spoor
- spurning
- sphericity
- larkspur
- spearmint
- aspheric
- spherule
- spearman
- planisphere
- spheric
- spherulitic
- hypersphere
- sparry
- spherulite
- speer
- spearfishing
- pernio
- nanosphere
- asphericity
- sparrer
- spearlike
- spheral
- spearpoint
- longspur
- spearsman
- spheroidene
- speargun
- asphere
- sphery
- hotspur
- pseudosphere
- calcspar
- planispheric
- unsphere
- spurless
- speargrass
- speary
- spearthrower
- hemispheral
- spearfish
- spurneth
- spherics
- spearwood
- sphering
- spearer
- spearshaft
- spheroidical
- ensphere
- semisphere
- spurfowl
- trochosphere
- spurreth
- microspherule
- spurdog
- endosphere
- spearfisherman
- spurner
- nonsphericity
- hemispheroid
- macrosphere
- spermosphere
- spurwinged
- spherelike
- sandspur
- spurlike
- spurnest
- semispheric
- subsphere
- memosphere
- astrosphere
- intersphere
- cosmosphere
- eelspear
- spheroidity
- spurrier
- spurrer
- spearless
- sparlike
- sparoid
- sphereless
- cosphere
- spherification
- spoorer
- speartip
- multisphere
- spheroidicity
- spearchucker
- unspar
- spherize
- spurningly
- spearfisher
- spoorless
- supersphere
- spearminty
- spearmaking
- spearplay
- spheroidic
- spearmaker
- spherite
- spearable
- helispheric
- hemispherule
- spherulate
- spurgall
- spurnwater
- undersphere
- icosasphere
- spear gun
- sphereing
- Afrosphere
- minisphere
- nonsphere
- spherium
- nanospheroid
- oöspheres
- spearheader
- spearwoman
- conspurcate
- radiansphere
- spearlet
- forespurrer
- tumorsphere
- speareth
- spurrest
- sparriness
- microspherulite
- borospherene
- polespear
- spurwort
- forespur
- spearcaster
- fluorosphere
- liposphere
- endospheric
- upspear
- intraspherule
- cardiosphere
- midsphere
- mycospheric
- colonosphere
- spheritic
- peanosphere
- polysphere
- spur-leather
- under-spur-leather