Where does “sparen” come from?

sparen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sparen, from Old Dutch sparon, from Proto-Germanic sparōną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

sparen (Dutch): to spare; to save up

Definitions

  1. to spare; to save up

Ancestry of “sparen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsparen—
2Old Dutchsparonto spare
3Proto-GermanicsparōnąAlternative form of *sparāną
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sparen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →