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Where does “podeț” come from?

podeț (Romanian) comes from Romanian pod, 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 — to stretch.

podeț (Romanian): little bridge, footbridge

Definitions

  1. little bridge, footbridge

Ancestry of “podeț”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpodbridge; attic
2Old Church Slavonicподъ—
3Proto-Slavicpǫdъ—
4Old Norsepund—
5Proto-Germanicpundąpound
6Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
7Proto-Italicpondos—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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