Where does “spur” come from?

spur (German) comes from Middle High German spur, from Old High German spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spur (German): trace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount

Definitions

  1. trace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount

Ancestry of “spur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspur—
2Old High Germanspor—
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old High German spor →