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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spurōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspu.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From *spurą (track, trace) + *-ōną.

Verb

*spurōną[1]

  1. to track, to trace
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *sporōn
    • Old Frisian: *sporia
      • West Frisian: spoarje, spoare
    • Old Saxon: *sporōn
    • Old Dutch: *sporon
  • Old Norse: spora

Etymology 2

From *spurô (spur) + *-ōną.

Verb

*spurōną[1]

  1. to spur
  2. to kick
  3. to trample
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*spurōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 367-368
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