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Where does “spareless” come from?

spareless (English) comes from English spare, from Middle English spare, from Old English spær, from Proto-Germanic sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spareless (English): unsparing

Definitions

  1. unsparing

Ancestry of “spareless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspareScant; not abundant or plentiful; Sparing;...
2Middle Englishspare—
3Old Englishspærscanty
4Proto-Germanicsparaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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