Where does “sparian” come from?

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

sparian (Old English): to spare

Definitions

  1. to spare

Ancestry of “sparian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicsparōnąAlternative form of *sparāną
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “sparian”

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