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; to lean, list; to lean towards ;...
Definitions
- to tilt, tip up; to lean, list; to lean towards ;...
Ancestry of “pencher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pengier | to tilt, be out of line |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pendicare | present active infinitive of *pendicō |
| 3 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pencher”