Where does “funto” come from?
funto (Esperanto) comes from Polish funt, from Middle High German phunt, from Old High German pfunt, from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os — to stretch.
funto (Esperanto): pound
Definitions
- pound
Ancestry of “funto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | funt | pound |
| 2 | Middle High German | phunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pfunt | pound |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pund | pound (weight) |
| 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 |