Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*pent-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *pent-, most common first.
- findTo encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
- padA flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
- patrolA going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
- fazeTo frighten or cause hesitation; to daunt, put off (usually used in the negative); to disconcert, to perturb.