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

Definitions

  1. wall; spar, rafter

Ancestry of “sparri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
2Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “sparri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô →