Where does “spare” come from?

spare (Middle English) comes from Old English spær, from Proto-Germanic sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “spare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspærscanty
2Proto-Germanicsparazsparing, frugal
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparaz →Every word from Old English spær →