Where does “*speru” come from?
*speru (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
Ancestry of “*speru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | speru | spear |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |