Where does “sporen” come from?

sporen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “sporen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchspurien—
2Proto-Germanicspurjanąto feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “sporen”

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