Where does “spör” come from?

spör (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spör (Icelandic): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “spör”, step by step

spör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse spǫr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
2Proto-Germanicspurątrack
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Old Norse sporðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesporðra flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
2Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint

Words derived from “spör”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →
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