Where does “spären” come from?

spären (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sperran, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną — to bar, to block.

spären (Luxembourgish): to bar, to block; to lock; to lock up, to confine

Definitions

  1. to bar, to block; to lock; to lock up, to confine

Ancestry of “spären”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansperranto put up rafters, beams; to barricade
2Proto-Germanic*sparrijan—
3Proto-Germanic*sparrijanąto bar, to block
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan →Every word from Old High German sperran →