Where does “подградити” come from?

подградити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian под, 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.

подградити (Serbo-Croatian): to reinforce a structure

Definitions

  1. to reinforce a structure

Ancestry of “подградити”, step by step

подградити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian под

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianподfloor; ground; under, beneath
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

via Serbo-Croatian гра́дити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгра́дитиto build
2Proto-Slavicgorditito fence, to enclose; to build
3Proto-Slavicgȏrdъfortified settlement
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgardasenclosure
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos