ribspare

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*ribją
2. Old Saxon · derived fromribbi
3. Middle Low German · derived fromribbespêr“spareribs”
4. Low German · derived fromribbesper
5. English todayribspare

From Low German ribbesper, from Middle Low German ribbespêr (“spareribs”), from ribbe (“rib”) + sper (“spear; spit”), from Old Saxon ribbi + sper, from Proto-Germanic *ribją + *speru. The second element of the English word was probably influenced by English spare (“lean, wanting flesh”).

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