Where does “spīþra” come from?
spīþra (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.
spīþra (Old English): spider
Ancestry of “spīþra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *spinþrijō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)penh₁- | to twist; to weave |
Words derived from “spīþra”