Where does “sperver” come from?

sperver (Middle English) comes from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

sperver (Middle English): sparrowhawk

Definitions

  1. sparrowhawk

Ancestry of “sperver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchespreviersparrowhawk
2Old Dutch*sparwari—
3Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
4Proto-Germanicarôeagle
5Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “sperver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz →
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