Where does “spira” come from?

spira (Swedish) comes from Old Norse spíra, from Proto-Germanic spīrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European spey- — sharp point, stick.

spira (Swedish): a sceptre; a spire; a spar, a pole

Definitions

  1. a sceptre; a spire; a spar, a pole

Ancestry of “spira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespírareed; stalk; thin tree-shoot
2Proto-Germanicspīrǭpeak; summit; top; pole; rod; reed; stalk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspey-sharp point, stick

Words derived from “spira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīrǭ →Every word from Old Norse spíra →