Where does “pensen” come from?

pensen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French penser, from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pensen (Middle Dutch): to think, to ponder; to wonder; to consider

Definitions

  1. to think, to ponder; to wonder; to consider

Ancestry of “pensen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpenserto think; thought
2Latinpēnsāre—
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 “pensen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →
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