Where does “sparre” come from?
sparre (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse sparri, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
Ancestry of “sparre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sparri | wall; spar, rafter |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |