Where does “penning” come from?

penning (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch penninc, from Old Dutch pennink, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

penning (Dutch): A small coin, usually made of silver but later...

Definitions

  1. A small coin, usually made of silver but later...

Ancestry of “penning”, step by step

penning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch penninc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpenninc—
2Old Dutchpennink—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Dutch pennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpennen

Words derived from “penning”

Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Dutch pennink →Every word from Middle Dutch penninc →