Where does “spar” come from?
spar (Middle English) comes from Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Ancestry of “spar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spǫrr | sparrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |
Words derived from “spar”