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

  1. spruce; certain tree of the family Pinaceae,...

Ancestry of “spar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsparrepole, beam; rafter
2Old Dutchsparro—
3Frankishsparro—
4Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
5Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “spar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →Every word from Frankish sparro →