Where does “pyne” come from?
pyne (English) comes from English pine, from Middle English pyne, from Old English pine, from Proto-Germanic *pīnā.
pyne (English): Obsolete form of pine
Ancestry of “pyne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pine | Any coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | pyne | — |
| 3 | Old English | pine | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pīnā | — |