Where does “spȧrr” come from?
spȧrr (Westrobothnian) comes from Middle English spar, from Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
spȧrr (Westrobothnian): "Passeri"
Ancestry of “spȧrr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | spar | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | spǫrr | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |
Words derived from “spȧrr”