Where does “stipendium” come from?

stipendium (Danish) comes from Latin stipendium, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

stipendium (Danish): scholarship; grant; bursary

Definitions

  1. scholarship; grant; bursary

Ancestry of “stipendium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstipendiumtax, impost, tribute, contribution; dues; pay,...
2Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
3Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
4Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndetiEvery word from Proto-Italic pendō