Where does “spær” come from?

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

spær (Old English): scanty

Definitions

  1. scanty

Ancestry of “spær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsparazsparing, frugal
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparaz →