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
Ancestry of “sparer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spare | to save |
| 2 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |