Where does “Spur” come from?
Spur (English) comes from Middle English spure, from Old English spora, from Proto-West Germanic *spurō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Spur (English): someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a...
Definitions
- someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a...
Ancestry of “Spur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spure | Alternative form of spore; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | spora | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |