Where does “impend” come from?

impend (English) comes from Latin impendere, from Latin impendeo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

impend (English): To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang

Definitions

  1. To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang

Ancestry of “impend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinimpenderepresent active infinitive of impendō;...
2LatinimpendeoI hang over, overhang; I hover over, threaten,...
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “impend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →