Pfund

German (Berlin)

/pfʊnt/, /fʊnt/

noun
Definitions
  • 500 grams, half a kilogram
  • any of the English (Anglophone) units of mass or currency called a "pound"
  • (colloquial) a hard shot at the goal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German pfunt inherited from Old High German pfunt inherited from Proto-Germanic *pundą (weight, pound) derived from Latin pondō (by weight), pondus (weight, pound).

Origin

Latin

pondus

Gloss

weight, pound

Concept
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