English
Pondera County
Pondera County may come from French pendre ‘to hang’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpendreas pend‘to hang’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPondera County
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpendreas pend‘to hang’uncertain
- EnglishtodayPondera County
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- ‘to pull’
spend, expensive, expense, compensation, pension, span, pound, compensate, expenditure, appendix, pendant, perpendicular, penthouse, peso, poise, compendium, pansy, expend, dispensation, pensive, recompense, append, piso, 18 more
through Proto-Italic *pendēō ‘to hang, to be hanging’
depend, pendulum, pendulous, 3 more
through Late Latin pendĕre
Today it means
name One of 56 counties in Montana, United States. County seat: Conrad.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French pendre / Pondera County