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Where does “pind” come from?

pind (Danish) comes from Old Norse pinni, from Proto-Germanic penn-, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pind (Danish): stick; perch; peg

Definitions

  1. stick; perch; peg

Ancestry of “pind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepinnia pin
2Proto-Germanicpenn-—
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pind”

  • vatpind
  • slikkepind
  • pindsvin
  • strikkepind
  • ispind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →