Where does “sparren” come from?

sparren (Dutch) comes from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

sparren (Dutch): to spar, to have a practice fight

Definitions

  1. to spar, to have a practice fight

Ancestry of “sparren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparA rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
2Middle Englishsparrespar, rafter, beam
3Middle Dutchsparrepole, beam; rafter
4Old Dutchsparro—
5Frankishsparro—
6Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
7Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →