Where does “pis” come from?

pis (Old English) comes from Latin pensus, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pis (Old English): heavy, weighty

Definitions

  1. heavy, weighty

Ancestry of “pis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpensuspaid, suspended, weighed; that which is paid,...
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-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 →