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Where does “*spurō” come from?

*spurō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic spurô, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “*spurō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicspurôspur
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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