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Where does “spendan” come from?

spendan (Old English) comes 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.

spendan (Old English): to spend

Definitions

  1. to spend

Ancestry of “spendan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicspendōnto spend
2Latinexpendō—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spendan”

  • spend
  • spending
  • overspend
  • spendable
  • outspend
  • spendest
  • spendeth
  • underspend
  • spendy
  • spendaholic
  • overspender
  • unspendable
  • respend
  • nonspending
  • antispending
  • spendability
  • spendocrat
  • bespend
  • unspend
  • forspend
  • spendathon
  • spendworthy
  • forespend
  • spenden
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