Where does “espargner” come from?

espargner (Middle French) comes from Frankish sparanjan, from Old High German sparēn, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

espargner (Middle French): to spare

Definitions

  1. to spare

Ancestry of “espargner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsparanjan—
2Old High Germansparēn—
3Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparāną →Every word from Old High German sparēn →
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