Where does “πένθος” come from?

πένθος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

πένθος (Ancient Greek): grief, sorrow; mourning; a misery, misfortune

Definitions

  1. grief, sorrow; mourning; a misery, misfortune

Ancestry of “πένθος”, step by step

πένθος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πάσχω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Proto-Indo-European kʷendʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷendʰ-to endure, to suffer; to suffer, endure

Words derived from “πένθος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πάσχω →