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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 4 | Old English | spendan | to spend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 6 | Latin | expendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |