speir
Scots
/spiːr/
verb
Definitions
- to ask, inquire
Etymology
Inherited from Old English spyrian (investigate, examine) 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
- *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
- spüren Middle High German
- *spurien Old Dutch
- spyria Old Swedish