Etymograph

English

Spoors

Spoors comes from Old English spura ‘spur’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sperH-‘to kick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*spurô‘spur’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spurō‘spur’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150spuraas spora‘spur’
  5. EnglishtodaySpoors

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*sperH-‘to kick’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*spurô‘spur’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spurō‘spur’reconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150spuraas spora‘spur’
  5. EnglishtodaySpoors

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’

sphere, spear, spurn, 9 more

through Proto-Germanic *spurô ‘spur’

spurrier

through Proto-West Germanic *spurō ‘spur’

spur, 1 more

Today it means

name An occupational surname from Middle English

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *sperH- / Spoors

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