Where does “sporstoff” come from?

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

sporstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk): a trace element

Definitions

  1. a trace element

Ancestry of “sporstoff”, step by step

sporstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk spor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskspora trace; track
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Norwegian Nynorsk stoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstoffcloth, fabric; chemical substance; drug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →