Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “bend-”
187 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European bend- — including pen, pin, pent, pinpoint, underpin, hairpin, penknife, penmanship.
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English (131)
- pen
- pin
- pent
- pinpoint
- underpin
- hairpin
- penknife
- penmanship
- pinhole
- penning
- pinafore
- pinball
- bullpen
- pinprick
- penman
- kingpin
- playpen
- penlight
- pinstripe
- pinstriped
- pinwheel
- pinhead
- clothespin
- penholder
- pigpen
- hatpin
- penstock
- pintle
- crankpin
- breastpin
- pintail
- pushpin
- EpiPen
- pinworm
- unpin
- ninepin
- stickpin
- penwiper
- tenpin
- penner
- pinout
- scarfpin
- headpin
- unpent
- pinboard
- tiepin
- pencase
- penwork
- pinfish
- hogpen
- penlike
- pinfeather
- endpin
- penful
- pinheaded
- pinafored
- pencraft
- penfold
- pentrough
- unpen
- multipin
- penfriend
- impen
- pinfire
- pinsetter
- pinlike
- repin
- penstroke
- candlepin
- pingle
- pinless
- penpoint
- penwoman
- pintuck
- pinnee
- pinfall
- penless
- pintailed
- pinsetting
- pinweed
- autopen
- tailpin
- tholepin
- pinback
- centrepin
- penneth
- penmaking
- pinfeathered
- pinscreen
- mainpin
- pinnock
- pinstriper
- pincloth
- penster
- penmaker
- pinpointable
- centerpin
- pinhold
- unpinnable
- driftpin
- pinheadedness
- penwomanship
- pennage
- penlite
- pinnable
- pinpointer
- pinspotting
- penrack
- pentail
- underpinner
- penfriendship
- pintable
- pennest
- pentop
- pinspotter
- pendom
- uppent
- pent-up
- pindick
- pinballer
- penfish
- pencentric
- neuropin
- unpinpointable
- smartpen
- mispen
- polypin
- pinscape
- pyn
- epipen
- depin