Where does “spear” come from?

spear (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian spere, from Proto-West Germanic *speru, from Proto-Germanic speru, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spear (West Frisian): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “spear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianspere—
2Proto-West Germanic*speru—
3Proto-Germanicsperuspear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic speru →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *speru →