Where does “pond” come from?
Pond comes from Middle English ponde, from Old English pund, from Latin pondus meaning weight, derived from Latin pendere meaning to weigh or hang.
pond (English): An inland body of standing water, either natural...
Definitions
- An inland body of standing water, either natural...
Ancestry of “pond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pond | — |
| 2 | Old English | pond | — |
| 3 | Old English | pund | pound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 6 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pond”