Where does “fund” come from?

Fund comes from French fond, from Latin fundus meaning "bottom" or "foundation," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew-.

fund (English): A sum or source of money; An organization...

Definitions

  1. A sum or source of money; An organization...

Ancestry of “fund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfundusbottom; farm; piece of land; estate; ground
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “fund

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂-
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