Where does “spåra” come from?

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

spåra (Swedish): to track, to trace; to follow the track or trail...

Definitions

  1. to track, to trace; to follow the track or trail...

Ancestry of “spåra”, step by step

spåra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish spara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsparato save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare
2Old Norsespara—
3Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

via Swedish spår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåra track; a mark left by something that has passed...
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

Words derived from “spåra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparāną →Every word from Old Norse spara →