Where does “Spätzli” come from?

Spätzli (Alemannic German) comes from Alemannic German Spatz, from Middle High German spaz, from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.

Spätzli (Alemannic German): Diminutive of Spatz; darling, sweetheart; spätzli

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Spatz; darling, sweetheart; spätzli

Ancestry of “Spätzli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanSpatzsparrow
2Middle High Germanspaz—
3Middle EnglishsparweThe sparrow or its meat
4Old High Germansparosparrow
5Proto-West Germanicsparwōsparrow
6Proto-Germanicsparwôsparrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow

Words derived from “Spätzli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sparwō →