Where does “pender” come from?

pender (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pender, from Latin pendeō, from Proto-Italic pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pender (Portuguese): to hang, to dangle; to be pending

Definitions

  1. to hang, to dangle; to be pending

Ancestry of “pender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepender—
2Latinpendeōto hang (down), to be suspended; hover, overhang, float
3Proto-Italicpendēōhang, be hanging
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Italic pendēō →Every word from Latin pendeō →