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Where does “spǫr” come from?

spǫr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spǫr (Old Norse): accusative singular indefinite of spǫrr

Definitions

  1. accusative singular indefinite of spǫrr

Ancestry of “spǫr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspurątrack
2Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →