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Where does “spasere” come from?

spasere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse spazera, from Middle High German spazieren, from Italian spaziare, from Latin spatior, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

spasere (Norwegian Bokmål): to amble, saunter, stroll, walk

Definitions

  1. to amble, saunter, stroll, walk

Ancestry of “spasere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsespazera—
2Middle High Germanspazieren—
3Italianspaziareto range or rove; to spread; to spread out or...
4LatinspatiorI go for a walk; walk around; stroll, promenade;...
5LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

Words derived from “spasere”

  • spasertur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →