Where does “spare” come from?
spare (Middle High German) comes from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.
Ancestry of “spare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | sparo | sparrow |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | sparwō | sparrow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sparwô | sparrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spḗr | sparrow |
Words derived from “spare”