Where does “prepenser” come from?

prepenser (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French penser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

prepenser (Anglo-Norman): to premeditate; to think of in advance

Definitions

  1. to premeditate; to think of in advance

Ancestry of “prepenser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpenserto think; thought
2Latinpēnsāre—
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “prepenser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →