Where does “Felssporn” come from?

Felssporn (German) comes from German Fels, from Middle High German vels, from Old High German felis, from Frankish falis, from Proto-Germanic falisaz, from Proto-Indo-European pelis- — stone; rock, cliff.

Felssporn (German): a spur

Definitions

  1. a spur

Ancestry of “Felssporn”, step by step

Felssporn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFelsrock
2Middle High Germanvels—
3Old High Germanfeliscliff; rock
4Frankishfalisrock
5Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff

via German Sporn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpornspur
2Middle High Germanspore—
3Old High Germansporospur
4Proto-Germanic*sporō—
5Proto-Germanicspurôspur
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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