sporv
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- a bird of the family Passeridae, the sparrow and snowfinches
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse spǫrr.
Origin
Old Norse
spǫrr
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sparrow English
- sparrowgrass English
- sparrowhawk English
- sparrowless English
- sparrowlike English
- sparrowling English
- sparrowwort English
- *sperg- Proto-Indo-European
- spurv Norwegian Bokmål
- *sparwaz Proto-Germanic
- sparwe Middle English
- spǫrr Old Norse
- spurv Danish
- spurvur Faroese
- sparroo Manx
- sparver Old Swedish