Where does “spuri” come from?

spuri (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto spuro, from German spur, from Middle High German spur, from Old High German spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spuri (Esperanto): to trace, track down

Definitions

  1. to trace, track down

Ancestry of “spuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantospurotrace, track, trail
2Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
3Middle High Germanspur—
4Old High Germanspor—
5Proto-Germanicspurątrack
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old High German spor →