Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*sperH-
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-, most common first.
- spearA long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion.
- spurA rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
- spurnTo reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.