Where does “spurnen” come from?
spurnen (Middle English) comes from Old English spurnan, from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spurnen (Middle English): To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;...
Definitions
- To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;...
Ancestry of “spurnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 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 “spurnen”