Where does “pend” come from?
pend (English) comes from English pending, from Old English -ing, from Old English -tūn, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom — smoke; mist, haze.
pend (English): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
Definitions
- To hang down; to cause something to hang down
Ancestry of “pend”, step by step
pend traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pending | present participle of pend; Awaiting a conclusion... |
| 2 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 3 | Old English | -tūn | homestead, village, town |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via French pendre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pendre | to hang; to sag, droop |
| 2 | Italian | pendere | to droop; to hang over one's head; to lean,... |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Middle French pendre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | pendre | to hang |