Where does “spord” come from?

spord (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sporðr, from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- — to spin, to swift; to sprint.

spord (Swedish): variant of spol

Definitions

  1. variant of spol

Ancestry of “spord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesporðra flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
2Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)prend- →Every word from Old Norse sporðr →