Where does “sparv” come from?

sparv (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sparver, from Middle English sperver, from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

sparv (Swedish): a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

Definitions

  1. a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)

Ancestry of “sparv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsparver—
2Middle Englishsperversparrowhawk
3Old Frenchespreviersparrowhawk
4Old Dutch*sparwari—
5Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
6Proto-Germanicarôeagle
7Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “sparv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz →