Where does “sperre” come from?

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

sperre (Middle English): Alternative form of spere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spere

Ancestry of “sperre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sperre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →