Where does “spier” come from?

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

spier (Dutch): muscle; blade; blade of grass

Definitions

  1. muscle; blade; blade of grass

Ancestry of “spier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spier”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spīraz →