Where does “spare” come from?

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

spare (Norwegian Bokmål): to save

Definitions

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Ancestry of “spare”, 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 “spare”

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