Where does “Spornammer” come from?

Spornammer (German) comes from German Sporn, 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...

Spornammer (German): Lapland longspur, Lapland bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)

Definitions

  1. Lapland longspur, Lapland bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)

Ancestry of “Spornammer”, step by step

Spornammer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via German Ammer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmmerbunting
2Latinamārusbitter (taste)
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sporō →
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