Where does “sporðr” come from?
sporðr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.
sporðr (Old Norse): a flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
Definitions
- a flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
Ancestry of “sporðr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)prend- | to spin, to swift; to sprint |