Where does “overpeinzen” come from?
overpeinzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch peinzen, from Middle Dutch pensen, from Old French penser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti — to stretch.
overpeinzen (Dutch): to ponder, to contemplate
Definitions
- to ponder, to contemplate
Ancestry of “overpeinzen”, step by step
overpeinzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch peinzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | peinzen | to ponder, meditate; to think |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pensen | to think, to ponder; to wonder; to consider |
| 3 | Old French | penser | to think; thought |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |