Where does “spar” come from?
spar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
spar (Dutch): spruce; certain tree of the family Pinaceae,...
Definitions
- spruce; certain tree of the family Pinaceae,...
Ancestry of “spar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | sparre | pole, beam; rafter |
| 2 | Old Dutch | sparro | — |
| 3 | Frankish | sparro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |