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