Where does “spurrier” come from?
spurrier (English) comes from Middle English sporiere, from Middle English spore, 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...
spurrier (English): A maker of spurs
Ancestry of “spurrier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sporiere | — |
| 2 | Middle English | spore | A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's... |
| 3 | Old English | spora | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |