Where does “anspornen” come from?
anspornen (German) comes from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
anspornen (German): to spur, to spur on
Definitions
- to spur, to spur on
Ancestry of “anspornen”, step by step
anspornen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 3 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Sporn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sporn | spur |
| 2 | Middle High German | spore | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sporo | spur |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sporō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
via German en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | en | — |