Where does “ping” come from?

ping (English) comes from Middle English pingen, from Old English pyngan, from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

ping (English): A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound; A...

Definitions

  1. A high-pitched, short and somewhat sharp sound; A...

Ancestry of “ping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpingento push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge,...
2Old Englishpynganto prick
3Latinpungeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “ping”

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