Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “peise” come from?

peise (English) comes from Middle English peysen, from Old French peser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

peise (English): To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise; To...

Definitions

  1. To weigh or measure the weight of; to poise; To...

Ancestry of “peise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpeysen—
2Old Frenchpeserto weigh; to be a burden or a worry
3Latinpēnsāre—
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendō—
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →