Where does “spurless” come from?
spurless (English) comes from English Spur, 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...
spurless (English): Without spurs
Definitions
- Without spurs
Ancestry of “spurless”, step by step
spurless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Spur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spur | someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a... |
| 2 | Middle English | spure | Alternative form of spore; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | spora | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurō | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |