Where does “spire” come from?

spire (Middle English) comes from Old English spīr, from Proto-Germanic spīrō — peak; summit; top.

spire (Middle English): Alternative form of spere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spere

Ancestry of “spire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspīrspire stalk of a plant
2Proto-Germanicspīrōpeak; summit; top

Words derived from “spire”

Every word from Proto-Germanic spīrō →Every word from Old English spīr →