Where does “Pfund” come from?
Pfund (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
Pfund (German): a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram
Definitions
- a metric pound, 500 grams, half a kilogram
Ancestry of “Pfund”, step by step
Pfund traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German phunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | phunt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pfunt | pound |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pund | pound (weight) |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 5 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Latin pondo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pondo | by weight, in weight |
via Middle High German pfunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | pfunt | — |