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Where does “spendung” come from?

spendung (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.

spendung (Old English): spending

Definitions

  1. spending

Ancestry of “spendung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishspendanto spend
2Proto-West Germanicspendōnto spend
3Latinexpendō—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “spendung”

  • spending
  • nonspending
  • antispending
  • spendyng
  • spendynge
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