Where does “spornen” come from?

spornen (Middle English) comes from Old English spurnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spornen (Middle English): Alternative form of spurnen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spurnen

Ancestry of “spornen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishspurnanAlternative form of spornan; to strike against,...
2Proto-West Germanic*spurnan—
3Proto-Germanicspurnanąto kick, to trample
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan →