Where does “špur” come from?

špur (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German spur, from Middle High German spur, from Old High German spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

špur (Serbo-Croatian): tire marks

Definitions

  1. tire marks

Ancestry of “špur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspurtrace rest of something that indicates its former presence; any small amount
2Middle High Germanspur—
3Old High Germanspor—
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old High German spor →