myEtymology.com: English etymology of forspent

Etymology of the English word forspent

the English word forspent

derived from the English word spend

derived from the Medieval Latin word expendere (pay; pay out; weigh)

using the Latin prefix ex-

derived from the Late Latin word ex (out)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *eghs

derived from the Latin word pendere (hang, hang down; depend; weigh out; pay, pay out)