Where does “spor” come from?

spor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spor (Norwegian Bokmål): a trace; track; imperative of spore

Definitions

  1. a trace; track; imperative of spore

Ancestry of “spor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
2Proto-Germanicspurątrack
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →