English
spending
Spending comes from Old English spendung, from spendan ‘to spend’, from Latin expendō ‘to pay out’, 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’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘weigh’
- 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. 450–1150spendung
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spendyng
- Englishtodayspending
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’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpendō‘weigh’
- 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. 450–1150spendung
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500spendyng
- Englishtodayspending
Formed from spend + -ing
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, 17 more
through Proto-Italic *pendō ‘to hang, put in a hanging position’
through Latin pendō ‘weigh, weigh out’
compensation, pension, compensate, penthouse, suspend, appendix, peso, perpendicular, compendium, recompense, dispensation, piso, append, 14 more
through Latin expendō ‘to weigh’
Today it means
noun An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- / spending