Where does “spear” come from?

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

spear (Middle English): Alternative form of spere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spere

Ancestry of “spear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsperespear, lance, pike, javelin
2Proto-West Germanic*speru—
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spear”

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