Where does “sparraus” come from?
sparraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sparrata, 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.
sparraus (Finnish): sparring
Ancestry of “sparraus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sparrata | to spar |
| 2 | English | spar | A rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sparre | spar, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sparre | pole, beam; rafter |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sparro | — |
| 6 | Frankish | sparro | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |