Where does “sporstoff” come from?
sporstoff (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spor, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
sporstoff (Norwegian Bokmål): a trace element
Ancestry of “sporstoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spor | a trace; track; imperative of spore |
| 2 | Old Norse | spǫr | accusative singular indefinite of spǫrr |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |