Where does “esperonner” come from?
esperonner (Middle French) comes from Old French esperoner, from Old French esperon, from Frankish sporo, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
esperonner (Middle French): to spur
Ancestry of “esperonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | esperoner | to spur |
| 2 | Old French | esperon | spur |
| 3 | Frankish | sporo | spur |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurô | spur |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |