Where does “spornan” come from?
spornan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spornan (Old English): to kick; to spurn, reject
Definitions
- to kick; to spurn, reject
Ancestry of “spornan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |