Etymology of the English word spur
the English word
spurderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sperə-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spuronDerivations in English
larkspur,
longspur,
prickspur,
spurry,
spurred,
spurrier,
spurringCognates
Dutch
spore, Dutch
spoor, English
spore, English
spurn, French
spore, German
Sporn, German
Spore, German
Spur, Icelandic
spor, Italian
sprone, Norwegian
spore, Russian
шпopa, Swedish
spor, Swedish
sporreUsage
Word found in Old English, Modern English
