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