spier

Dutch (Brabantic)

/spir/

noun
Definitions
  • muscle (contractile tissue)
  • (archaic) blade (of a plant)
  • (archaic) blade of grass
  • spar (pole)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch spier (long pole, blade of grass, muscle, pointed object) inherited from Old Dutch *spīr inherited from Proto-Germanic *spīraz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*spīraz

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