spaarzaam
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈspaːr.zaːm/
adj
Definitions
- sparing, frugal, thrifty
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch *spaersam suffix from Dutch, Flemish sparen (save, spare, save up).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
sparen
Gloss
save, spare, save up
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- donut spare English
- forspare English
- nonspare English
- spare English
- spareable English
- spareful English
- spareless English
- sparely English
- spareness English
- sparer English
- sparest English
- spareth English
- spary English
- unspare English
- besparen Dutch, Flemish
- spaarbank Dutch, Flemish
- spaarboekje Dutch, Flemish
- spaargeld Dutch, Flemish
- spaarlamp Dutch, Flemish
- spaarpot Dutch, Flemish
- spaarrekening Dutch, Flemish
- spaarvarken Dutch, Flemish
- spaarzaamheid Dutch, Flemish
- sparen Dutch, Flemish
- uitsparen Dutch, Flemish
- spare Middle English
- spáráil Irish
- spare Danish
- *spaersam Middle Dutch
- sparen Middle Dutch
- 士啤 Chinese