Where does “peis” come from?
peis (Norman) comes from Old French peis, from Vulgar Latin pesum, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
peis (Norman): pea
Ancestry of “peis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | peis | Alternative form of pais; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pesum | — |
| 3 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 4 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |