Where does “Sporn” come from?

Sporn (German) comes from Middle High German spore, from Old High German sporo, from Proto-Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Sporn (German): spur

Definitions

  1. spur

Ancestry of “Sporn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Sporn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sporō →