Where does “gespüre” come from?

gespüre (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German gë, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

gespüre (Alemannic German): to track, trace, sleuth

Definitions

  1. to track, trace, sleuth

Ancestry of “gespüre”, step by step

gespüre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Alemannic German gë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic Germangëto give
2Middle High Germangebento give
3Old High Germangebanto give
4Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Middle English spure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspureAlternative form of spore; Alternative form of...
2Old Englishspora—
3Proto-West Germanic*spurōspur
4Proto-Germanicspurôspur
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic geban →