Where does “Spréif” come from?
Spréif (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Spréif (Luxembourgish): starling
Ancestry of “Spréif”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |