Where does “Spierdijk” come from?

Spierdijk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spier, from Old Dutch spīr, from Proto-Germanic spīraz.

Ancestry of “Spierdijk”, step by step

Spierdijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch spier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspierpointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle
2Old Dutchspīr—
3Proto-Germanicspīraz—

via Middle Dutch dyc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdyc—
Every word from Proto-Germanic spīraz →Every word from Old Dutch spīr →Every word from Middle Dutch spier →