spurvur

Faroese

/ˈspʊɹvʊɹ/

noun

Definitions

sparrow (Passeridae)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse spǫrr inherited from Proto-Germanic *sparwaz 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

parra Latin
ψάρ Ancient Greek
*sperg- Proto-Indo-European
*spḗr Proto-Indo-European
spurv Norwegian Bokmål
*sparwaz Proto-Germanic
*sparwô Proto-Germanic
sporv Norwegian Nynorsk
spǫrr Old Norse
spurv Danish
gráspurvur Faroese
gráur Faroese
sparver Old Swedish