Where does “spēre” come from?

spēre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch speru, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spēre (Middle Dutch): spear, lance

Definitions

  1. spear, lance

Ancestry of “spēre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsperu—
2Proto-West Germanic*speru—
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spēre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speru →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *speru →