Where does “esprevier” come from?

esprevier (Old French) comes from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

esprevier (Old French): sparrowhawk

Definitions

  1. sparrowhawk

Ancestry of “esprevier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*sparwari—
2Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “esprevier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz →