Where does “sperna” come from?
sperna (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sporna, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Ancestry of “sperna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sporna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
Words derived from “sperna”