Where does “penchiér” come from?

penchiér (Franco-Provençal) comes from Vulgar Latin pendicare, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

penchiér (Franco-Provençal): to lean

Definitions

  1. to lean

Ancestry of “penchiér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpendicarepresent active infinitive of *pendicō
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →