sparver

The story

1. Old Dutch · derived from*sparwari“sparrow-hawk”
2. Old French · derived fromesprevier
3. Middle English · inherited fromsperver“sparrow-hawk, canopy”
4. English todaysparver

From Middle English sperver (“sparrow-hawk, canopy”), from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari (“sparrow-hawk”, literally “sparrow-eagle”).