Where does “Spendierhosen” come from?
Spendierhosen (German) comes from German spendieren, from German spenden, from Middle High German spenden, from Old High German spentōn, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō — to stretch.
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Ancestry of “Spendierhosen”, step by step
Spendierhosen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German spendieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | spendieren | to pay for something for someone else, to buy something for someone else |
| 2 | German | spenden | to donate, to give as charity; To cause the... |
| 3 | Middle High German | spenden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | spentōn | to consume, use, 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 German Hosen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hosen | plural of Hose "pants/trousers"; trousers, pants |