Where does “sparen” come from?

sparen (German) comes 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...

sparen (German): to save up; to put aside; to conserve

Definitions

  1. to save up; to put aside; to conserve

Ancestry of “sparen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sparen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →