Where does “pyn” come from?
pyn (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch pijn, from Middle Dutch pijn, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pēna.
pyn (Afrikaans): pain; pine
Ancestry of “pyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pijn | physical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pijn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pīnā | — |
| 4 | Latin | pēna | — |