Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparrô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɑr.rɔːː/

Noun

*sparrô m

a wooden beam, a log

Related terms

*speru

Descendants

Old Frisian: *sperra
- West Frisian: spjir
Old Saxon: sparro
- Middle Low German: Sparre
  - Middle English: sparre (or from Middle Dutch)
    - English: spar
Frankish: *sparro
- Old Dutch: *sparro
  - Middle Dutch: sparre
    - Dutch: spar
    - Middle English: sparre (or from Middle Low German)
      - English: spar
- French: espar, épar
Old High German: sparro
- Middle High German: Sparre
  - German: Sparren
Old Norse: sparri
- Old Swedish: sparre
  - Swedish: sparre