spere
Old English
noun
Definitions
- spear, lance, pike, javelin
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *speru derived from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (kick, trample).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sperH-
Gloss
kick, trample
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Spear English
- spear English
- sphere English
- sparus Latin
- sperno Latin
- spurcus Latin
- Aalspeer German
- Speer German
- Speerspitze German
- Speerwerfer German
- aalspeer Dutch, Flemish
- speer Dutch, Flemish
- speerhaai Dutch, Flemish
- speerpunt Dutch, Flemish
- speerwerper Dutch, Flemish
- *per- Proto-Indo-European
- *sper- Proto-Indo-European
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spr̥ḱós Proto-Indo-European
- *speru Proto-Germanic
- *spurnaną Proto-Germanic
- *spurô Proto-Germanic
- *spurą Proto-Germanic
- healf Old English
- sperehealf Old English
- sper Middle English
- spere Middle English
- spere schaft Middle English
- spere-hed Middle English
- speres Middle English
- sperre Middle English
- sperwort Middle English
- spornyng Middle English
- esperon Old French
- sphere Old French
- spēre Middle Dutch
- sperran Old High German
- *speru Old Dutch
- spear Western Frisian
- spere Old Frisian