Where does “spärrning” come from?
spärrning (Swedish) comes from Swedish spärra, from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.
Ancestry of “spärrning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spärra | to block; to space out |
| 2 | English | spar | A rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of... |
| 3 | Middle English | sparre | spar, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sparre | pole, beam; rafter |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sparro | — |
| 6 | Frankish | sparro | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sparrô | a wooden beam, a log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)par- | beam, log |