Where does “Spuer” come from?

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

Spuer (Luxembourgish): trace; track, lane, trail

Definitions

  1. trace; track, lane, trail

Ancestry of “Spuer”, step by step

Spuer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German spor

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

via Middle High German spur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanspur—

Words derived from “Spuer”

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