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Where does “pendeler” come from?

pendeler (Old French) comes from Old French pendre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pendeler (Old French): to dangle

Definitions

  1. to dangle

Ancestry of “pendeler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpendreto hang
2Latinpendēre—
3Latinpendō—
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pendeler”

  • pendeloque
  • pendeloche
  • pendeloque
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