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Where does “verspeisen” come from?

verspeisen (German) comes from German speisen, from Middle High German spīsen, from Middle High German spīse, from Old High German spīsa, from Latin spensa, from Latin expēnsa, from Latin expensus, from Latin expendere.

verspeisen (German): to eat up, especially with great pleasure and...

Definitions

  1. to eat up, especially with great pleasure and...

Ancestry of “verspeisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspeisento dine; to feed
2Middle High Germanspīsen—
3Middle High Germanspīse—
4Old High Germanspīsa—
5Latinspensaoutlay for provisions, food
6Latinexpēnsa—
7Latinexpensusweighed; paid; judged
8Latinexpenderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
9LatinexpendoI weigh; I pay out; I judge
10Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
11LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
12LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
13Latincommūnicō—
14Latincommūnis—
15Old Latincom(m)oinis—
16Proto-Italickommoinis—
17Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
18Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
19Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
20Middle Englishkyt—
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