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Where does “sperra” come from?

sperra (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną.

sperra (Old Norse): rafter, beam

Definitions

  1. rafter, beam

Ancestry of “sperra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*sparrijaną—

Words derived from “sperra”

  • sperrebånd
  • sperre
  • spærre
  • spær
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