Where does “sporv” come from?
sporv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
sporv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird of the family Passeridae, the sparrows and...
Definitions
- a bird of the family Passeridae, the sparrows and...
Ancestry of “sporv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spǫrr | sparrow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |