Where does “sparer” come from?

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

sparer (Norwegian Bokmål): present of spare

Definitions

  1. present of spare

Ancestry of “sparer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålspareto save
2Old Norsespara—
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 Norse spara →
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