An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Sparren

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Sparren

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Sparren.

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2629924An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SparrenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Sparren, masculine, ‘spar, raster,’ from MidHigh German sparre, Old High German sparro, masculine, ‘pole, beam’; corresponding to Dutch and English spar, Old Icelandic sparre, ‘beam.’ There are no cognate terms in the non-Teutonic languages. See sperren.