Where does “pinder” come from?
pinder (English) comes from Middle English pindere, from Old English pyndere, from Old English pyndan, from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan.
pinder (English): A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible...
Definitions
- A peanut, the nut-like pod containing the edible...
Ancestry of “pinder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | pindere | — |
| 2 | Old English | pyndere | — |
| 3 | Old English | pyndan | to enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pundijan | — |