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"

Definitions

  1. "Passeri"

Ancestry of “spȧrr”, step by step

spȧrr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English spar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspar—
2Old Norsespǫrrsparrow
3Proto-Germanicsparwazsparrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow

via Old Norse sparri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesparriwall; spar, rafter
2Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
3Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

via Old Norse sporðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesporðra flat tail, especially for swimming, or like a serpent's, such as the tail of a fish, seal, whale, serpent, dragon, crawfish, beaver
2Proto-Indo-European(s)prend-to spin, to swift; to sprint

Words derived from “spȧrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwaz →Every word from Old Norse spǫrr →
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