Where does “pender” come from?
pender (Spanish) comes from Latin pendō, from Proto-Italic pendō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)péndeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.
pender (Spanish): to hang, dangle
Definitions
- to hang, dangle
Ancestry of “pender”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |