spärra

Swedish

verb-reg

Definitions

to block
(typography) to space out (with extra space between each letter)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sparri (rafter, wall, spar) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sparrô (wooden beam, stake, log, beam).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*sparrô

Gloss

wooden beam, stake, log, beam

Concept

Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*(s)par- Proto-Indo-European
*sparrô Proto-Germanic
skikt Swedish
spärrskikt Swedish
sparre Middle English
sparri Old Norse
sperran Old High German
spären Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
*sparro Frankish
*sperra Old Frisian