Where does “pod” come from?

pod (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic подъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

pod (Romanian): bridge; attic

Definitions

  1. bridge; attic

Ancestry of “pod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicподъunder
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund—
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “pod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →