Where does “spendersamhet” come from?
spendersamhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish spendersam, from Swedish spendera, from German spendieren, from German spenden, from Middle High German spenden, from Old High German spentōn, from Proto-West Germanic spendōn, from Latin expendō — to stretch.
spendersamhet (Swedish): spendthriftness
Definitions
- spendthriftness
Ancestry of “spendersamhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spendersam | spendthrift |
| 2 | Swedish | spendera | to spend |
| 3 | German | spendieren | to pay for something for someone else, to buy something for someone else |
| 4 | German | spenden | to donate, to give as charity; To cause the... |
| 5 | Middle High German | spenden | — |
| 6 | Old High German | spentōn | to consume, use, spend |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | spendōn | to spend |
| 8 | Latin | expendō | to weigh |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |