Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparwô

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

*sparwaz

Etymology

See *sparwaz

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈspɑr.wɔːː/

Noun

*sparwô m

sparrow

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *sparwô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sparwô	*sparwaniz
vocative	*sparwô	*sparwaniz
accusative	*sparwanų	*sparwanunz
genitive	*sparwiniz	*sparwanǫ̂
dative	*sparwini	*sparwammaz
instrumental	*sparwinē	*sparwammiz

Related terms

*sparwaraz/*sparwārijaz

Descendants

Old English: spearwa
- Middle English: sparwe, sparuwe, sparowe, sparewe, speruwe, sparu, sparow
  - Scots: sparrowe, sparow
  - English: sparrow
    - → Manx: sparroo
Old Saxon: *sparo; *sperling
- Middle Low German: sperlink
Old Dutch: *sparo; (*sprawo, *sprāo, *sprēo)
- Middle Dutch: (sprewe)
  - Dutch: (spreeuw)
Old High German: sparo
- Middle High German: sparwe, spare, spar
  - Alemannic German: Spar
  - ⇒ Middle High German: spaz, spatze (diminutive)
    - Alemannic German: Spatz, Schpatz
    - German: Spatz
      - → Luxembourgish: Spatz
- ⇒ Old High German: sperilig
  - Middle High German: sperlinc
    - German: Sperling
Gothic: 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sparwa)