Etymograph

English

spendability

From spend + -ability.

Formed from spend + -ability

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to stretch’

…

Latin expendō ‘to weigh’

Proto-West Germanic *spendōn ‘to spend’

Old English spendan ‘to spend’

Middle English spenden ‘to spend’

English spend

Today it means

noun The quality of being spendable.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / spendability