Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparwaz

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

Alternative forms

*sparwô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)- (“sparrow, bird”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɑr.wɑz/

Noun

*sparwaz m

sparrow

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *sparwaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sparwaz	sparwōz, sparwōs
vocative	*sparw	sparwōz, sparwōs
accusative	*sparwą	*sparwanz
genitive	sparwas, sparwis	*sparwǫ̂
dative	*sparwai	*sparwamaz
instrumental	*sparwō	*sparwamiz

Related terms

*sparwaraz/*sparwārijaz

Descendants

Old Norse: spǫrr
- Icelandic: spör
- Faroese: spurvur
- Norwegian:
  - Bokmål: spurv
  - Nynorsk: sporv
- Old Swedish: sparver, spørver
  - Swedish: sparv
    - Elfdalian: sparv
- Old Danish: sparw, sporw, spøruæ
  - Danish: spurv, spurre, sparre
- Gutnish: sparr, spur
- Scanian: spørr
- Westrobothnian: spȧrr