Where does “éperon” come from?

éperon (French) comes from Old French esperon, from Frankish sporo, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

éperon (French): spur; ram; cutwater

Definitions

  1. spur; ram; cutwater

Ancestry of “éperon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesperonspur
2Frankishsporospur
3Proto-Germanicspurôspur
4Proto-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 Frankish sporo →