Etymology

Pend Oreille County

Today it means: One of 39 counties in Washington, United States. County seat: Newport. Full definition →

French pend
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The story

  1. French · derived frompend
  2. English todayPend Oreille County

Named after the Pend d'Oreilles, indigenous people who wore earrings, from French pend d'oreille (hangs from the ear).

Words from the same roots

Frenchpend all →

Pondera County

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.