Where does “spurn” come from?

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

spurn (Middle English): A stumbling; a collapse; A strike or blow using...

Definitions

  1. A stumbling; a collapse; A strike or blow using...

Ancestry of “spurn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishspurnenTo fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;...
2Old EnglishspurnanAlternative form of spornan; to strike against,...
3Proto-West Germanic*spurnan—
4Proto-Germanicspurnanąto kick, to trample
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan →