Where does “spårbunden” come from?

spårbunden (Swedish) comes from Swedish spår, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spårbunden (Swedish): rail-bound, that goes on rail or track

Definitions

  1. rail-bound, that goes on rail or track

Ancestry of “spårbunden”, step by step

spårbunden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåra track; a mark left by something that has passed...
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Swedish bunden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbundenbound, tied, restricted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →