Where does “spiþre” come from?

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

spiþre (Middle English): A spider

Definitions

  1. A spider

Ancestry of “spiþre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspīþraspider
2Proto-West Germanic*spinþrijōspider
3Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spiþre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō →Every word from Old English spīþra →
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