Where does “spurn” come from?
Spurn comes from Middle English spurnen, from Old English spurnan, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sper-.
spurn (English): To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn; To reject...
Definitions
- To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn; To reject...
Ancestry of “spurn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spurnen | To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;... |
| 2 | Old English | spurnan | Alternative form of spornan; to strike against,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “spurn”