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Where does “forspend” come from?

forspend (English) comes from Middle English forspenden, from Old English forspendan, from Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.

forspend (English): To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by...

Definitions

  1. To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by...

Ancestry of “forspend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishforspenden—
2Old Englishforspendanto spend utterly; spend away, consume, exhaust...
3Old Englishspendanto spend
4Proto-West Germanicspendōnto spend
5Latinexpendō—
6Latinpendō—
7Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
8Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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