Where does “sparen” come from?

sparen (Middle English) comes from Old English sparian, from Proto-Germanic sparōną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “sparen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsparianto spare
2Proto-GermanicsparōnąAlternative form of *sparāną
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sparen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparōną →Every word from Old English sparian →