Where does “pond” come from?

pond (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pond, from Middle Dutch pont, from Old Dutch punt, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pond (Afrikaans): pound

Definitions

  1. pound

Ancestry of “pond”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpondunit of mass, often broadly similar to 500 grams;...
2Middle Dutchpont—
3Old Dutchpunt—
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →