Where does “pencher” come from?

pencher (French) comes from Old French pengier, 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.

pencher (French): to tilt, tip up

Definitions

  1. to tilt, tip up

Ancestry of “pencher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpengierto tilt, be out of line
2Vulgar Latinpendicarepresent active infinitive of *pendicō
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pencher”

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