Where does “pinfold” come from?

pinfold (English) comes from Middle English pinfold, from Old English pundfald, from Old English pund, from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.

pinfold (English): An open enclosure for animals, especially an area...

Definitions

  1. An open enclosure for animals, especially an area...

Ancestry of “pinfold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpinfold—
2Old Englishpundfaldpinfold
3Old Englishpundpound
4Proto-Germanic*pund—
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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