Where does “spenderen” come from?
spenderen (Dutch) comes from Italian spendere, from German spenden, from Middle High German spenden, from Old High German spentōn, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
spenderen (Dutch): to spend
Ancestry of “spenderen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spendere | to spend; expenditure |
| 2 | German | spenden | to donate, to give as charity; To cause the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | spenden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spentōn | to consume, use, spend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 6 | Latin | expendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |