Where does “Speerschleuder” come from?

Speerschleuder (German) comes from German Speer, from Old High German sper, from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Speerschleuder (German): spearthrower, atlatl

Definitions

  1. spearthrower, atlatl

Ancestry of “Speerschleuder”, step by step

Speerschleuder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Speer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpeerspear; javelin
2Old High Germansperspear
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via German Schleuder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchleudersling, slingshot; catapult
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speru →Every word from Old High German sper →