Old English spere

← German Speer (cognate)

← West Frisian spear (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *speru (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *speru (inherited)

← Old High German sper (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (derived)

← Dutch speer (cognate)

← Old Norse spjǫr (cognate)

→ English spear (inherited)

→ Old English sperehealf (affix)

→ Middle English spere (inherited)