English word pond comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pen-, Proto-Germanic *pūnōną, Proto-Germanic *punōną, and later Latin pondo (By weight, in weight.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *(s)pen- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to pull, stretch, spin |
| *pūnōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *punōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *pondos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| pondus | Latin (lat) | (of character) firmness, constancy. Consequence, importance. Heaviness, weight of a body. Load, burden. Quantity, number, multitude. Weight. Weight of a pound. |
| pūnian | Old English (ang) | |
| pondo | Latin (lat) | By weight, in weight. |
| *pundą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Pound (unit of weight). |
| pund | Old English (ang) | Pound (weight or currency). |
| pound | Middle English (enm) | 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 (enm) | |
| pound | English (en) | (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 (en) | (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. |