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Where does “denkpiste” come from?

denkpiste (Dutch) comes from Dutch piste, from French piste, from Italian pista, from Italian pesta, from Italian pestare, from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso — to stretch.

denkpiste (Dutch): hypothesis, hypothetical explanation; proposal,...

Definitions

  1. hypothesis, hypothetical explanation; proposal,...

Ancestry of “denkpiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpistepiste; circus ring; trail, track
2Frenchpistetrack or trail; track; lead, hint
3Italianpistatrack, trail, scent, clue; track, racetrack,...
4Italianpestafootprint; mess, trouble; third-person singular...
5Italianpestareto crush, grind, pound; to trample, step on,...
6Latinpistoto pound
7Latinpīnsō—
8Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
9Latinpēnsum—
10Latinpendō—
11Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
12Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
13Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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