spearwa
Old English
noun
Definitions
- sparrow
- the calf of the leg
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sparwô (sparrow) derived from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (sparrow, bird).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*spḗr
Gloss
sparrow, bird
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雀
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sparrow English
- parra Latin
- ψάρ Ancient Greek
- *spḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *sparwaz Proto-Germanic
- *sparwô Proto-Germanic
- lira Old English
- spearlira Old English
- sparwe Middle English
- sparo Old High German
- spaz Middle High German
- 𐍃𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- *sparwō gmw-pro
- esparvier Occitan
- esparvèr Occitan
- *sparwō Frankish
- esparvier prv