From Middle English spenden, from Old English spendan (attested especially in compounds āspendan, forspendan), from Proto-West Germanic *spendōn, borrowed from Latin expendere ("to weigh out"). expend. Cognate with Old High German spentōn ("to consume, use, spend") (whence German spenden ("to donate, provide")), Middle Dutch spenden, Old Icelandic spenna ("to spend").
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