Where does “Sparre” come from?

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

Sparre (Hunsrik): rafter, beam

Definitions

  1. rafter, beam

Ancestry of “Sparre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansparre—
2Old High Germansparro—
3Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
4Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →Every word from Old High German sparro →