Where does “pengier” come from?

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

pengier (Old French): to tilt, be out of line

Definitions

  1. to tilt, be out of line

Ancestry of “pengier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpendicarepresent active infinitive of *pendicō
2Latinpendēre
3Latinpendōto weigh, weigh out
4Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
5Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pengier

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