Where does “spondeō” come from?

spondeō (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.

spondeō (Latin): to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow

Definitions

  1. to promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow

Ancestry of “spondeō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate

Words derived from “spondeō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic spondeō →