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Where does “sparke” come from?

sparke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse sparka — to kick.

sparke (Norwegian Bokmål): to kick; to fire, sack

Definitions

  1. to kick; to fire, sack

Ancestry of “sparke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesparkato kick

Words derived from “sparke”

  • straffesparkkonkurranse
  • sparka
  • sparkesykkel
  • frispark
  • spark
  • straffespark
Every word from Old Norse sparka →