Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “spor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “spor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspor—
2Proto-West Germanic*spor—
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spor”

  • spoor
  • spoorer
  • spoorless
  • spoorweg
  • spoorwegovergang
  • karrenspoor
  • smalspoortrein
  • smalspoor
  • spoor
  • nasporen
  • buitensporig
  • dwaalspoor
  • voetspoor
  • spoorloos
  • sporendoos
  • spoorweg
  • spoor
  • sepur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →