Where does “pijn” come from?

pijn (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pijn, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pēna.

pijn (Dutch): physical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;...

Definitions

  1. physical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;...

Ancestry of “pijn”, step by step

pijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch pijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpijn—
2Proto-West Germanic*pīnāpine tree
3Latinpēna—

via Latin pīnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīnuspine tree, fir tree
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpoi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pijn”

Every word from Latin pēna →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā →Every word from Middle Dutch pijn →