Where does “spara” come from?

spara (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spara (Icelandic): to spare; to save

Definitions

  1. to spare; to save

Ancestry of “spara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespara—
2Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spara”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparāną →Every word from Old Norse spara →