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Where does “spara” come from?

spara (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...

spara (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 “spara”, step by step

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...
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