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Where does “spend-” come from?
spend-
(Proto-Indo-European): to libate
Definitions
to libate
Words derived from “spend-”
response
responsibility
responsible
respond
spouse
correspond
correspondent
sponsor
irresponsible
sponsorship
despondent
espouse
spousal
responsibly
irresponsibility
responder
RSVP
transponder
nonresponse
despondently
despond
irresponsibly
despondence
spondee