spear
Frisian (Western)
noun
Definitions
- spear
Etymology
Inherited from Old Frisian spere inherited from Proto-Germanic *speru.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*speru
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eelspear English
- fishspear English
- polespear English
- spear English
- spear gun English
- spearable English
- spearbush English
- spearcaster English
- spearchucker English
- spearer English
- speareth English
- spearfish English
- spearfisher English
- spearfisherman English
- spearfishing English
- speargrass English
- speargun English
- spearhead English
- spearless English
- spearlet English
- spearlike English
- spearmaker English
- spearmaking English
- spearman English
- spearmint English
- spearplay English
- spearpoint English
- spearshaft English
- spearsman English
- spearthrower English
- speartip English
- spearwoman English
- spearwood English
- spearwort English
- speary English
- upspear English
- *sperH- Proto-Indo-European
- *speru Proto-Germanic
- spere Old English
- sperehealf Old English
- sper Middle English
- spere Middle English
- sperre Middle English
- sperran Old High German
- *speru Old Dutch
- spere Old Frisian
- spia Tok Pisin
- spiaim Tok Pisin