Where does “spiþer” come from?

spiþer (Middle English) comes from Old English spīþra, from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

spiþer (Middle English): Alternative form of spiþre

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spiþre

Ancestry of “spiþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspīþraspider
2Proto-West Germanic*spinþrijōspider
3Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō →Every word from Old English spīþra →