Where does “scharnierpen” come from?

scharnierpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch pen, from Middle Dutch penne, from Old French penne, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

scharnierpen (Dutch): a hinge pin

Definitions

  1. a hinge pin

Ancestry of “scharnierpen”, step by step

scharnierpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpenpen; a long feather of a bird; pin
2Middle Dutchpenne—
3Old Frenchpennefeather
4Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
5Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Dutch scharnier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscharnierhinge
2Frenchcharnièrehinge; joint; turning point
3Vulgar Latincardinaria—
4Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
5Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →