pond

*(s)pen- (Proto-Indo-European)

to pull, stretch, spin

*pūnōną (Proto-Germanic)

*punōną (Proto-Germanic)

*pondos (Proto-Italic)

pondus (Latin)

(of character) firmness, constancy. Consequence, importance. Heaviness, weight of a body. Load, burden. Quantity, number, multitude. Weight. Weight of a pound.

pūnian (Old English)

pondo (Latin)

By weight, in weight.

*pundą (Proto-Germanic)

Pound (unit of weight).

pund (Old English)

Pound (weight or currency).

pound (Middle English)

A measurement for weight, most notably the Tower pound, merchant's pound or pound avoirdupois, or a weight of said measurement.. A pound or other silver coin (including ancient coins), weighing one Tower pound of silver.. Money or coinage in general, especially a great amount of it.

pund (Middle English)

pound (English)

(US) The symbol # (octothorpe, hash). A unit of mass equal to 12 troy ounces (≈ 373.242 g). Today, this is a common unit of weight when measuring precious metals, and is little used elsewhere.. A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 37 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight.. Abbreviation for pound-force, a unit of force/weight. Using [...]

pond (English)

(intransitive) To form a pond; to pool.. (transitive) To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporation or seepage; to dam.. (transitive) To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by damming. (colloquial) The Atlantic Ocean. Especially in across the pond.. An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.