Proto-Indo-European
*(s)pend-
‘to stretch’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-.
42 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-, most familiar first.
- spend ← spenden ← spendan ← *spendōn ← expendō
- spending ← spendyng ← spendung ← spendan ← *spendōn
- expensive ← *expēnsīvus ← expendō ← pendō ← *pendō
- compensation ← compensacioun ← compensacion ← compēnsātiō ← compēnsō
- pound ← pund ← *pund ← *pundą ← pondō
- expense ← expēnsa ← expendō ← pendō ← *pendō
- pension ← pencioun ← pencione ← pēnsiō ← pendō
- depend ← dependen ← dependre ← dependeō ← pendeō
- span ← spanne ← spann ← *spannō
- compensate ← compēnsātus ← compensō ← pēnsō ← pendō
- expenditure ← expenditus ← expendō ← pendō ← *pendō
- suspend ← sospendre ← suspendo ← pendo ← *pendō
More words from *(s)pend-
- appendix
- pendant
- penthouse
- perpendicular
- compendium
- poise
- peso
- expend
- dispensation
- pansy
- spender
- append
- pensive
- recompense
- piso
- peseta
- compendious
- pensione
- appendicular
- appendiculate
- appendicle
- dispensatrix
- forspend
- impend
- pendeloque
- pentice
- propend
- propension
- speso
- spesoj
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-