Where does “Sparfuchs” come from?

Sparfuchs (German) comes from German Fuchs, from German Feist, from Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH- — fat, milk.

Sparfuchs (German): a person who looks for bargains; a scrimper

Definitions

  1. a person who looks for bargains; a scrimper

Ancestry of “Sparfuchs”, step by step

Sparfuchs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fuchs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFuchsfox; a clever or cunning person; a red-haired...
2GermanFeistfart
3Middle High Germanveizet—
4Old High Germanfeizzit—
5Proto-West Germanicfaitidfattened, made fat
6Proto-West Germanicfaitfat
7Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via German sparen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansparento save up; to put aside; to conserve
2Middle High Germansparn—
3Old High Germansparēn—
4Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “Sparfuchs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →