Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “sper” come from?

sper (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

sper (Old High German): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “sper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsperuspear
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “sper”

  • versperren
  • Sperrholz
  • Sperrstunde
  • einsperren
  • Sperrzone
  • Sperre
  • aussperren
  • Sperrgebiet
  • Speer
  • aufsperren
  • Ausgangssperre
  • Sperrballon
  • Sperrangel
  • sperren
  • sperrangelweit
  • špera
  • šperholc
  • шперштунде
  • шперхолц
  • шпера
  • šperploča
  • šperštunde
  • шперплоча
  • sperran
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →