Where does “spara” come from?
spara (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse spara, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
spara (Old Swedish): to save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare
Definitions
- to save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare
Ancestry of “spara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
Words derived from “spara”