Where does “pund” come from?

pund (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse 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.

pund (Icelandic): pound; wealth, possessions; talents, gifts;...

Definitions

  1. pound; wealth, possessions; talents, gifts;...

Ancestry of “pund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepund—
2Proto-Germanicpundąpound
3Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
4Proto-Italicpondos—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →