Where does “spaz” come from?
spaz (Middle High German) comes from Middle English sparwe, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Ancestry of “spaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sparwe | The sparrow or its meat |
| 2 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |
Words derived from “spaz”