Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “sperre” come from?

sperre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German sperren, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.

sperre (Norwegian Bokmål): to block

Definitions

  1. to block

Ancestry of “sperre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansperren—
2Proto-Germanic*sparrijan—
3Proto-Germanic*sparrijaną—

Words derived from “sperre”

  • sperrebånd
Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną →