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Where does “*spor” come from?

*spor (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

Ancestry of “*spor”, step by step

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