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
- Alternative form of spurnen
Ancestry of “spornen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | spurnan | Alternative form of spornan; to strike against,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *spurnan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “spornen”