Where does “impoundage” come from?
impoundage (English) comes from English impound, from English Pound, from Middle English pound, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos — to stretch.
impoundage (English): The act of impounding; The fee or fine for...
Definitions
- The act of impounding; The fee or fine for...
Ancestry of “impoundage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | impound | to shut up or place in an enclosure called a... |
| 2 | English | Pound | — |
| 3 | Middle English | pound | A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower... |
| 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 |