Spouse etymology

English

English word spouse comes from Proto-Indo-European *pend-, and later Proto-Italic *spondeō (To promise, to pledge.)

Etymology of spouse

Detailed word origin of spouse

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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.

Words with the same origin as spouse

Descendants of *pend-

impound pond