Where does “spenden” come from?
spenden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German spentōn, 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.
Ancestry of “spenden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | spentōn | to consume, use, spend |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 3 | Latin | expendō | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “spenden”