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

  1. To fall over, to misstep; to bump into something;...

Ancestry of “spurnen”, 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

Words derived from “spurnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spurnan →