Where does “esprevier” come from?

esprevier (Middle French) 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,...

esprevier (Middle French): sparrowhawk

Definitions

  1. sparrowhawk

Ancestry of “esprevier”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz →