Where does “spärr” come from?

spärr (Swedish) comes from Old Norse sperra, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną — to bar, to block.

spärr (Swedish): stop, catch, block, blockade, ban, limit, bar,...

Definitions

  1. stop, catch, block, blockade, ban, limit, bar,...

Ancestry of “spärr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesperrarafter, beam
2Proto-Germanic*sparrijanąto bar, to block

Words derived from “spärr”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną →Every word from Old Norse sperra →