Where does “fishpond” come from?
fishpond (English) comes from English pond, from Middle English pond, from Old English pond, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.
fishpond (English): A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially...
Definitions
- A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially...
Ancestry of “fishpond”, step by step
fishpond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pond | An inland body of standing water, either natural... |
| 2 | Middle English | pond | — |
| 3 | Old English | pond | — |
| 4 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 7 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via English Fish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fish | The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces |
| 2 | Old English | fiscian | to fish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fiskōn | to fish, to catch fish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fiskōną | to fish, to catch fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |