Where does “spending” come from?
Spending derives from Middle English -ing and Old English -ing, ultimately from Latin expendere, composed of the prefix ex- and ex meaning to pay out or distribute.
spending (English): gerund of spend, expenditure; An amount that has...
Definitions
- gerund of spend, expenditure; An amount that has...
Ancestry of “spending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | spendyng | — |
| 2 | Old English | spendung | spending |
| 3 | Old English | spendan | to spend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 5 | Latin | expendō | to weigh |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |