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Etymology of the English word spare

the English word spare
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *speru

Derivations in English

spared, sparing

Cognates

Danish kort, Dutch kort, Dutch kaarde, Dutch kaart, Dutch sparen, English short, English court, English card, French carde, French cardère, French carte, French chardon, French charte, French cour, French court, German kurz, German Kardätsche, German Karde, German Karte, German sparen, Icelandic stuttur, Icelandic spara, Italian cardo, Italian carta, Italian corto, Italian corte, Latin carduus, Lithuanian korta, Norwegian kort, Nynorsk kårte, Polish karta, Portuguese curto, Provençal carta, Provençal cardo, Provençal cort, Riksmal kort, Riksmal stutt, Russian каpтa, Spanish cardo, Spanish carta, Spanish corte, Spanish corto, Spanish carda, Swedish kort, Swedish karda, Yiddish kort, Yiddish shporn

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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