Where does “pund” come from?
pund (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pund (Old English): pound
Definitions
- pound
Ancestry of “pund”, step by step
pund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic *pund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *pund | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pundą | pound |
| 3 | Latin | pondus | weight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pondos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pénd-os | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Proto-West Germanic *pund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *pund | pound (weight) |