Etymograph

English

forespurrer

From fore- + spur + -er.

Formed from fore + spur + er

Proto-Indo-European *sperH- ‘to kick’

Proto-Germanic *spurô

Proto-West Germanic *spurō

Old English spora

Middle English spure

English spur

Today it means

noun One who spurs or rides ahead; a vanguard or harbinger.

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

Etymograph / forespurrer