spyrja
Icelandic
/ˈspɪrja/, /ˈspʏrja/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to ask
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse spyrja (ask) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spurjaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*spurjaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gespür German
- aufspüren German
- nachspüren German
- spüren German
- verspüren German
- spørre Norwegian Bokmål
- *spurjaną Proto-Germanic
- spörja Swedish
- spørja Norwegian Nynorsk
- gespyrian Old English
- spyrian Old English
- spyrigung Old English
- spyrja Old Norse
- rådspørge Danish
- spørge Danish
- spørgeundersøgelse Danish
- spørgsel Danish
- spørgsmål Danish
- spurien Old High German
- spyrja Faroese
- spüren Middle High German
- spürn Middle High German
- spieren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- spiren Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *spurien Old Dutch
- spyria Old Swedish
- spöri Westrobothnian
- speir Scots
- spøra Scanian