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Where does “peysen” come from?

peysen (Middle English) comes from Old French peser, 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.

Ancestry of “peysen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpeserto weigh; to be a burden or a worry
2Latinpēnsāre—
3Latinpendēre—
4Latinpendō—
5Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
6Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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