spier

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine) muscle (contractile tissue)
2. (archaic,feminine) blade (of a plant)
3. (archaic,feminine) blade of grass
4. (feminine) spar (pole)

Synoniemen

spriet

halm

spierkracht

pyknisch

musculair

zult

spieren

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/spir/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch spier (“pointed object; blade of grass; long pole; muscle”), from Old Dutch *spīr, from Proto-Germanic *spīraz, *spīrǭ. In Middle Dutch, the word took the meaning "muscle", likely due to the similarities in shape between its earlier meanings and muscle fibers.