Where does “Pfister” come from?
Pfister (German) comes from Latin pistor, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Ancestry of “Pfister”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pistor | pounder of far/spelt; miller and/or baker |
| 2 | Latin | pīnsō | to beat, pound |
| 3 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 4 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 5 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |