Where does “spatz” come from?
spatz (Luxembourgish) comes from German Spatz, from Middle High German spaz, from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
spatz (Luxembourgish): pointed; sharp, acute; spiky
Definitions
- pointed; sharp, acute; spiky
Ancestry of “spatz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Spatz | sparrow; house sparrow; an affectionate nickname,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | spaz | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sparwe | The sparrow or its meat |
| 4 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |