Where does “sparsom” come from?

sparsom (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish spare, from English spare, from Middle English spare, from Old English spær, from Proto-Germanic sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “sparsom”, step by step

sparsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish spare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsparespare; to save; to spare
2EnglishspareScant; not abundant or plentiful; Sparing;...
3Middle Englishspare—
4Old Englishspærscanty
5Proto-Germanicsparazsparing, frugal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

via German sparsam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansparsameconomical, thrifty; sparingly
2Germansparento save up; to put aside; to conserve
3Middle High Germansparn—
4Old High Germansparēn—
5Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing

Words derived from “sparsom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparaz →Every word from Old English spær →