Where does “bausparen” come from?

bausparen (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...

bausparen (German): to save up money at a savings bank in the context of a Bausparvertrag, originally meant for construction-projects

Definitions

  1. to save up money at a savings bank in the context of a Bausparvertrag, originally meant for construction-projects

Ancestry of “bausparen”, step by step

bausparen 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 Bau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaubuilding, construction; building site,...
2Middle High Germanbūbuilding
3Old High Germanbū—
4Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling

Words derived from “bausparen”

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