Where does “spous” come from?

spous (Middle English) comes from Old French espos, from Latin spōnsus, from Latin spondeō, from Proto-Italic spondeō, from Proto-Indo-European spondéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European spend- — to libate.

Ancestry of “spous”, step by step

spous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French espos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesposhusband
2Latinspōnsusa groom
3Latinspondeōto promise, bind or pledge oneself, contract, vow
4Proto-Italicspondeōto promise, to pledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspondéyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspend-to libate

via Anglo-Norman espus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanespusAlternative form of espos
2Old Frenchesposewife
3Latinspōnsabride

Words derived from “spous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European spend- →
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