Where does “ponder” come from?
Ponder comes from Middle English ponderen, from Old French ponderer, from Latin ponderare, meaning to weigh, derived from Latin pondus (weight), which traces to Latin pendere (to hang or weigh) and Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-.
ponder (English): to wonder, think of deeply; to consider ...
Definitions
- to wonder, think of deeply; to consider ...
Ancestry of “ponder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “ponder”