Where does “spurvur” come from?
spurvur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
spurvur (Faroese): sparrow
Ancestry of “spurvur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spǫrr | sparrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |
Words derived from “spurvur”