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Where does “spiri” come from?
spiri (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Ancestry of “spiri”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
speru
spear
2
Proto-Indo-European
sperH-
to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic speru →