Where does “spurneth” come from?
spurneth (English) comes from English spurn, from Middle English spurnen, from Old English spurnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spurneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “spurneth”, step by step
spurneth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spurn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spurn | To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn; To reject... |
| 2 | Middle English | spurnen | To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;... |
| 3 | Old English | spurnan | Alternative form of spornan; to strike against,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |