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...
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Ancestry of “spare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
Words derived from “spare”