Where does “шпаровать” come from?
шпаровать (Russian) comes from Polish szparować, from German sparen, from Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
шпаровать (Russian): to apply clay in the cavities of cracked objects
Definitions
- to apply clay in the cavities of cracked objects
Ancestry of “шпаровать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | szparować | — |
| 2 | German | sparen | to save up; to put aside; to conserve |
| 3 | Middle High German | sparn | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sparēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |