Where does “Speidi” come from?
Speidi (English) comes from English Spencer, from Middle English Spenser, from Middle English spenser, from Old French espensier, from Latin dispensare, from Latin dispendere, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
Speidi (English): The couple consisting of celebrities Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
Definitions
- The couple consisting of celebrities Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag
Ancestry of “Speidi”, step by step
Speidi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Spencer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Spencer | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | Spenser | — |
| 3 | Middle English | spenser | spencer |
| 4 | Old French | espensier | — |
| 5 | Latin | dispensare | present active infinitive of dispēnsō;... |
| 6 | Latin | dispendere | to weight out; weigh out; to weigh out |
| 7 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English Heidi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Heidi | — |
| 2 | German | Heidi | — |
| 3 | German | Adelheid | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Adalheid | — |
| 5 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |