Where does “sperlinc” come from?
sperlinc (Middle High German) comes from Old High German speriling, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Ancestry of “sperlinc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | speriling | — |
| 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 “sperlinc”