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Where does “spendōn” come from?

spendōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Latin expendō, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

spendōn (Proto-West Germanic): to spend

Definitions

  1. to spend

Ancestry of “spendōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “spendōn”

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