Where does “spore” come from?

spore (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sporo, from Proto-Germanic *sporō, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “spore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansporospur
2Proto-Germanic*sporō—
3Proto-Germanicspurôspur
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurô →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sporō →