overwordExplorer
DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

spier.

muscle (contractile tissue)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/spir/[spiːr]

  1. muscle (contractile tissue)

    feminine

  2. blade (of a plant)

    archaic · feminine

  3. blade of grass

    archaic · feminine

  4. spar (pole)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/spir/[spiːr]

  1. the collective of muscles

    dated · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  2. poultry, white meat, the whitish meat of fowl

    neuter · no-diminutive · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

spier has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

spier studiospier workshello, spier

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.