spendan

Old English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) to spend

Etymology

Inherited from *spendōn (spend) derived from Latin expendō (I weigh, I pay out).

Origin

Latin

expendō

Gloss

I weigh, I pay out

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

expend English
spend English
expendere Latin
expendō Latin
expēnsa Latin
*(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European
forspendan Old English
spendung Old English
forspenden Middle English
spenden Middle English
spendyng Middle English
expendre Catalan, Valencian
spentōn Old High German
*spendōn gmw-pro