Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “pen-”

136 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European pen- — including penetrate, impenetrable, Vance, fen, penetrance, Pannonia, interpenetrate, penetrable.

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English (31)

Latin (19)

German (14)

Dutch (7)

Italian (6)

Middle English (6)

Proto-Indo-European (5)

Middle Dutch (4)

French (4)

Proto-Germanic (4)

Old English (4)

Old High German (3)

Middle French (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Proto-Italic (2)

Galician (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Portuguese (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Old French (2)

Faroese (1)

Ancient Greek (1)

Gothic (1)

West Frisian (1)

Sanskrit (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Spanish (1)

Old Norse (1)

Icelandic (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)

Medieval Latin (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European pen- — 136 descendants | Etymology Explorer