Where does “spor” come from?

spor (Danish) comes from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spor (Danish): track; trail; scent

Definitions

  1. track; trail; scent

Ancestry of “spor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
2Proto-Germanicspurątrack
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →
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