Spur
German (Berlin)
/ʃpuːɐ̯/
noun
Definitions
- track, trace, trail, sign, scent
- lead, clue evidence pointing to a solution
- lane
- (mathematics) trace, the sum of the diagonal elements of a square matrix.
- (music) track
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *spurą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spurą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- spoor English
- spoorer English
- spoorless English
- Abbiegespur German
- Fuß German
- Fußspur German
- Rille German
- Sauerstoff German
- Sauerstoffspur German
- Schmauch German
- Schmauchspur German
- Sicherung German
- Spurensicherung German
- Spurrille German
- abbiegen German
- drei German
- dreispurig German
- ein German
- einspurig German
- Öl German
- Ölspur German
- spoor Dutch, Flemish
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *spurą Proto-Germanic
- spor Old English
- spor Old Norse
- spor Old High German
- spoor Afrikaans
- spor Middle High German
- Spuer Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Spuervull Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *spor Old Dutch
- Spoer Hunsrik