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Where does “podmetnuti” come from?

podmetnuti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȍd, 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.

podmetnuti (Serbo-Croatian): to put, place beneath something; to put, slip; to...

Definitions

  1. to put, place beneath something; to put, slip; to...

Ancestry of “podmetnuti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȍdbelow, under; floor
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъ—
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
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