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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 Dutchspēre—
2Old Dutchsperu—
3Proto-West Germanic*speru—
4Proto-Germanicsperuspear
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “sfeer”

  • stratosfeer
  • sfeervol
  • sferisch
  • asferisch
  • lithosfeer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →