English word spouse comes from Proto-Indo-European *pend-, and later Proto-Italic *spondeō (To promise, to pledge.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*pend- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*spondéyeti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*spondeō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | To promise, to pledge. |
sponsare | Latin (lat) | |
spondere | Latin (lat) | |
sponsa | Latin (lat) | Bride. Fiancée (betrothed woman). |
spouse | English (en) | A person in a marriage or marital relationship. (dated) To wed; to espouse. |