Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “sperren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sperren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sperren”

  • spere
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną →