English

fencepost

From fence + post.

A compound of fence + post

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰen- ‘to strike, slay, kill’

Old French defens

Middle English fence

English fence

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

noun A post which helps hold up a fence.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fencepost