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Where does “esperon” come from?

esperon (Old French) comes from Frankish sporo, from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

esperon (Old French): spur

Definitions

  1. spur

Ancestry of “esperon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsporospur
2Proto-Germanicspurôspur
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “esperon”

  • éperon
  • esperoner
  • esperonner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →