Where does “overspender” come from?
overspender (English) comes from English overspend, from English spend, from Middle English spenden, from Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
overspender (English): One who overspends
Definitions
- One who overspends
Ancestry of “overspender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overspend | To spend too much money; especially, to spend... |
| 2 | English | spend | To pay out; To bestow; to employ; often with "on"... |
| 3 | Middle English | spenden | to spend |
| 4 | Old English | spendan | to spend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 6 | Latin | expendō | to weigh |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |