Where does “penibel” come from?

penibel (Dutch) comes from French pénible, from Middle French penible, from Old French peinible.

penibel (Dutch): precarious, dangerous

Definitions

  1. precarious, dangerous

Ancestry of “penibel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpéniblepainful, hard, displeasing; annoying
2Middle Frenchpenibleterrible; awful; horrible
3Old Frenchpeinible—
Every word from Old French peinible →Every word from Middle French penible →Every word from French pénible →