Where does “Sparneigung” come from?

Sparneigung (German) comes from German sparen, from Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Sparneigung (German): propensity to save the proportion of total income that consumers or an economy as a whole tend to save rather than spend on goods and services

Definitions

  1. propensity to save the proportion of total income that consumers or an economy as a whole tend to save rather than spend on goods and services

Ancestry of “Sparneigung”, step by step

Sparneigung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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...

via German Neigung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeigungpropensity
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparāną →Every word from Old High German sparēn →