Where does “*sparwari” come from?
*sparwari (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Ancestry of “*sparwari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaraz | sparrow-hawk |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |