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
Ancestry of “pengier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pendicare | present active infinitive of *pendicō |
| 2 | Latin | pendēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “pengier”