Where does “tjyfspȧrr” come from?
tjyfspȧrr (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian spȧrr, from Middle English spar, from Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic sparwaz, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
tjyfspȧrr (Westrobothnian): The house sparrow
Ancestry of “tjyfspȧrr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | spȧrr | "Passeri" |
| 2 | Middle English | spar | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | spǫrr | sparrow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaz | sparrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |