pound
unit of weight
Root
- pond / ponder: weight, weighing, or serious consideration
Other words with the pond / ponder root
- imponderable: impossible or very difficult to estimate or weigh
- ponder: to think carefully
- ponderous: heavy, slow, or dull from weight
- preponderance: greater weight, force, or amount
- preponderant: having greater weight, influence, or importance
Pound is the familiar weight hook here. It is not the same as pound meaning hit.
The suitcase was one pound over the limit.