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Where does “sparwô” come from?

sparwô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.

sparwô (Proto-Germanic): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “sparwô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow

Words derived from “sparwô”

  • sparrow
  • spaetzle
  • sparrowlike
  • sparrowgrass
  • sparrowless
  • sparrowling
  • spätzli
  • sparrowwort
  • sparviero
  • sparviere
  • Spätzle
  • Sperling
  • Spatz
  • szpak
  • sparwe
  • sparowe
  • špaček
  • spearwa
  • sparwaraz
  • sparo
  • speriling
  • spatze
  • spare
  • spaz
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