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
Ancestry of “éperon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | esperon | spur |
| 2 | Frankish | sporo | spur |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |