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Where does “spara” come from?

spara (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “spara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
2Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spara”

  • spara
  • sparsam
  • spare
  • sparer
  • spara
  • spara
  • spara
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