Where does “sparowe” come from?

sparowe (Middle English) comes from Old English spearwa, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.

sparowe (Middle English): Alternative form of sparwe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sparwe

Ancestry of “sparowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspearwasparrow; the calf of the leg
2Proto-West Germanicsparwōsparrow
3Proto-Germanicsparwôsparrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sparwō →