Where does “sparke” come from?

sparke (Middle English) comes from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic sprakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sparke (Middle English): spark glowing particle

Definitions

  1. spark glowing particle

Ancestry of “sparke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspearcaa spark
2Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
3Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

Words derived from “sparke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sprakô →Every word from Old English spearca →