Where does “forspendan” come from?
forspendan (Old English) comes 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.
forspendan (Old English): to spend utterly; spend away, consume, exhaust...
Definitions
- to spend utterly; spend away, consume, exhaust...
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