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
- to track, to trace; to follow the track or trail...
Ancestry of “spåra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | spara | to save, to store; to prevent, to deny; to spare |
| 2 | Old Norse | spara | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sparāną | to be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |