Where does “Sparren” come from?

Sparren (German) comes from Middle High German sparre, from Old High German sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

Sparren (German): rafter; chevron

Definitions

  1. rafter; chevron

Ancestry of “Sparren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansparre—
2Old High Germansparro—
3Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
4Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “Sparren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →Every word from Old High German sparro →