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Middle English: pounden

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Etymology of the English word pounder

the English word pounder

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word pound

derived from the West Germanic root *punda-

derived from the Latin word libra pondo

Word found in Modern English