Where does “spent” come from?
spent (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk spenne, from Old Norse sperna, from Old Norse sporna, from Proto-Germanic spurnaną, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
spent (Norwegian Nynorsk): tense
Ancestry of “spent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | spenne | to stretch, tense, tighten, strain; to draw ,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sperna | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sporna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurnaną | to kick, to trample |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |