Where does “Sparre” come from?

Sparre (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

Ancestry of “Sparre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
2Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “Sparre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →