Where does “sfeer” come from?

sfeer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spēre, from Old Dutch speru, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

sfeer (Dutch): sphere, round object; atmosphere, mood

Definitions

  1. sphere, round object; atmosphere, mood

Ancestry of “sfeer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchspērespear, lance
2Old Dutchsperu
3Proto-West Germanic*speru
4Proto-Germanicsperuspear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “sfeer

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH-
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