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

Definitions

  1. A maker of spurs

Ancestry of “spurrier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsporiereA spurrier; a manufacturer of spurs
2Middle EnglishsporeA spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's...
3Old Englishspora—
4Proto-West Germanic*spurōspur
5Proto-Germanicspurôspur
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spurō →
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