Where does “sparre” come from?

sparre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

sparre (Middle Dutch): pole, beam; rafter

Definitions

  1. pole, beam; rafter

Ancestry of “sparre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsparro—
2Frankishsparro—
3Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
4Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “sparre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →Every word from Frankish sparro →