Where does “spar” come from?
Spar comes from Middle English sparre, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par-, a root of uncertain original meaning.
spar (English): A rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
Definitions
- A rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
Ancestry of “spar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sparre | spar, rafter, beam |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sparre | pole, beam; rafter |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sparro | — |
| 4 | Frankish | sparro | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |
Words derived from “spar”