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
Ancestry of “spiþre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | spīþra | spider |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *spinþrijō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
Words derived from “spiþre”