sperwer

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈspɛr.ʋər/

noun

Definitions

sparrow hawk, Accipiter nisus
various other birds of prey of the genus Accipiter

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch sperware (sparrow-hawk) inherited from Old Dutch *sparwaro.

Origin

Old Dutch

*sparwaro

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Sperber German
grasmus Dutch, Flemish
sperwergrasmus Dutch, Flemish
épervier French
sperware Middle Dutch
sperwære Middle High German
esprevier Middle French
*sparwaro Old Dutch