Where does “sperren” come from?

sperren (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sperran, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną — to bar, to block.

Ancestry of “sperren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansperranto put up rafters, beams; to barricade
2Proto-Germanic*sparrijan—
3Proto-Germanic*sparrijanąto bar, to block

Words derived from “sperren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan →Every word from Old High German sperran →