*speru

Runic: ᛊᛈᛖᚱᚢ Pronunciation: /ˈspe.ru/

noun · neuter · u-stem

Meanings

spear

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *sperHu-, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (‘spear; a kind of tree’). Cognate with Latin sparus (‘hunting spear’), Albanian shpardh (‘Italian oak’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	speru	sperū
Acc.	speru	sperū
Gen.	sperauz	spiriwǫ̂
Dat.	spiriwi	sperumaz
Inst.	sperū	sperumiz
Voc.	speru	sperū

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Descendants

*speru (Proto-West Germanic)
- *speru, *sper (Old Dutch)
  - spēre, sper (Middle Dutch)
    - speer (Dutch)
      - speer (Afrikaans)
*speru (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere (Old English)
  - spere (Middle English)
    - spear (English)
    - spere, speir (Scots)
*speru (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere, spiri, sper (Old Frisian)
  - Speer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spear (West Frisian)
*speru (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old High German)
  - sper (Middle High German)
    - Speer (German)
    - Speer (Luxembourgish)
*speru (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old Saxon)
  - sper (Middle Low German)
    - Speer (Low German)
*spiri (Proto-West Germanic)
- *speru, *sper (Old Dutch)
  - spēre, sper (Middle Dutch)
    - speer (Dutch)
      - speer (Afrikaans)
*spiri (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere (Old English)
  - spere (Middle English)
    - spear (English)
    - spere, speir (Scots)
*spiri (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere, spiri, sper (Old Frisian)
  - Speer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spear (West Frisian)
*spiri (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old High German)
  - sper (Middle High German)
    - Speer (German)
    - Speer (Luxembourgish)
*spiri (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old Saxon)
  - sper (Middle Low German)
    - Speer (Low German)
*spari (Proto-West Germanic)
- *speru, *sper (Old Dutch)
  - spēre, sper (Middle Dutch)
    - speer (Dutch)
      - speer (Afrikaans)
*spari (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere (Old English)
  - spere (Middle English)
    - spear (English)
    - spere, speir (Scots)
*spari (Proto-West Germanic)
- spere, spiri, sper (Old Frisian)
  - Speer (Saterland Frisian)
  - spear (West Frisian)
*spari (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old High German)
  - sper (Middle High German)
    - Speer (German)
    - Speer (Luxembourgish)
*spari (Proto-West Germanic)
- sper (Old Saxon)
  - sper (Middle Low German)
    - Speer (Low German)
spjǫr (Old Norse)
- spjör, sparr (Icelandic)
spjǫrr (Old Norse)
- spjör, sparr (Icelandic)
spǫrr (Old Norse)
- spjör, sparr (Icelandic)
sparr (Old Norse)
- spjör, sparr (Icelandic)

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