Where does “spendthriftness” come from?
spendthriftness (English) comes from English spendthrift, 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.
spendthriftness (English): The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy
Definitions
- The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy
Ancestry of “spendthriftness”, step by step
spendthriftness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English spendthrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spendthrift | Improvident, profligate, or wasteful; Extravagant... |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |