Where does “spore” come from?

spore (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sporo, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “spore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsporo—
2Proto-Germanicspurôspur
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Old Dutch sporo →