Where does “pfennig” come from?

pfennig (English) comes from German Pfennig, from Middle High German pfennic.

pfennig (English): One hundredth of the former German mark

Definitions

  1. One hundredth of the former German mark

Ancestry of “pfennig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPfennigpfennig; penny
2Middle High Germanpfennic—
Every word from Middle High German pfennic →Every word from German Pfennig →