Where does “spore” come from?

spore (Middle English) comes from Old English spora, from Proto-West Germanic *spurō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spore (Middle English): A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's...

Definitions

  1. A spur; a prod for horses at the back of one's...

Ancestry of “spore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspora—
2Proto-West Germanic*spurōspur
3Proto-Germanicspurôspur
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spurō →