Where does “sparri” come from?
sparri (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
sparri (Old Norse): wall; spar, rafter
Ancestry of “sparri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |
Words derived from “sparri”