spier

Meaning

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

Concepts

muscle

💪

stalk

blade

muscular

brawn

head cheese

sinew

boom

💥

strength

mesomorphous

brawny

Synonyms

spriet

halm

spierkracht

pyknisch

musculair

zult

spieren

Translations

Muskel

💪

muscle

💪

músculo

💪

músculo

múscul

💪

musculus

muscolo

💪

adale

💪

kas

💪

masûlke

μυς

muscle

musculaire

Pronounced as (IPA)

/spir/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: spier

Inherited from Old Dutch: *spīr

In summary

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.