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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesparriwall; spar, rafter
2Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
3Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “sparre”

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