Where does “spere” come from?
spere (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spere (Old English): spear, lance, pike, javelin
Definitions
- spear, lance, pike, javelin
Ancestry of “spere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *speru | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | speru | spear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “spere”