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

Definitions

  1. spider

Ancestry of “spīþra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*spinþrijōspider
2Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave

Words derived from “spīþra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spinþrijō →