Where does “sparre” come from?

sparre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

Ancestry of “sparre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansparro—
2Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
3Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “sparre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →Every word from Old High German sparro →