English
forspend
Forspend comes from Old English forspendan ‘to spend up, give out, squander, consume’, from Latin expendō ‘to weigh’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)péndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘weigh, weigh out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpendō‘to weigh’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spendōn‘to spend’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150spendan‘to spend’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forspendan‘to spend up, give out, squander, consume’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forspenden
- Englishtodayforspend
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)pend-‘to stretch’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)péndetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pendō‘to hang, put in a hanging position’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘weigh, weigh out’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEexpendō‘to weigh’
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*spendōn‘to spend’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150spendan‘to spend’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150forspendan‘to spend up, give out, squander, consume’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forspenden
- Englishtodayforspend
Proto-Indo-European *pro- ‘before, in front of’
Proto-Germanic *fra- ‘off, away’
Proto-West Germanic *fra- ‘forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or…’
English for-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’
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Latin expendō ‘to weigh’
Proto-West Germanic *spendōn ‘to spend’
Old English spendan ‘to spend’
Middle English spenden ‘to spend’
English spend
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’
pound, span, depend, poise, pendant, pansy, pensive, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’
through Latin pendō ‘weigh, weigh out’
compensation, pension, compensate, appendix, penthouse, suspend, perpendicular, peso, compendium, dispensation, recompense, piso, append, 12 more
through Latin expendō ‘to weigh’
expensive, expense, expenditure, expend, 3 more
through Old English spendan ‘to spend’
Today it means
verb To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- / forspend