Where does “b'sant” come from?

b'sant (Norman) comes from Norman p'ser, 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.

b'sant (Norman): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “b'sant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanp'serto weigh
2Old Frenchpeserto weigh; to be a burden or a worry
3Latinpēnsāre—
4Latinpendēre—
5Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
6Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
7Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti →Every word from Proto-Italic pendō →