Where does “Sperling” come from?
Sperling (German) comes from Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German speriling, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Sperling (German): sparrow
Ancestry of “Sperling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | sperlinc | — |
| 2 | Old High German | speriling | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |