Where does “Sperre” come from?
Sperre (German) comes from German sperren, from Middle High German sperren, from Old High German sperran, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną — to bar, to block.
Sperre (German): barrier
Definitions
- barrier
Ancestry of “Sperre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sperren | to bar; to space out the letters of a word or... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sperren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sperran | to put up rafters, beams; to barricade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sparrijaną | to bar, to block |