Where does “spenen” come from?

spenen (Middle English) comes from Middle English spenden, from Old English spendan, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

spenen (Middle English): Alternative form of spinnen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of spinnen

Ancestry of “spenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishspendento spend
2Old Englishspendanto spend
3Proto-West Germanicspendōnto spend
4Latinexpendōto weigh
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spenen”

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