Where does “penser” come from?
penser (Old French) comes from Latin pēnsāre, from Latin pendēre, from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
penser (Old French): to think; thought
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