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Where does “sparren” come from?

sparren (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German sperren, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.

sparren (Middle English): to close, bar; to thrust or strike rapidly

Definitions

  1. to close, bar; to thrust or strike rapidly

Ancestry of “sparren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansperren—
2Proto-Germanic*sparrijan—
3Proto-Germanic*sparrijaną—

Words derived from “sparren”

  • spar
  • sparry
  • sparrer
  • calcspar
  • sparlike
  • unspar
  • sparriness
  • sparraus
  • sparrata
  • sparraaja
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