Where does “peningur” come from?

peningur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse peningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

peningur (Faroese): money; penny

Definitions

  1. money; penny

Ancestry of “peningur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsepeningr—
2Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “peningur”

Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse peningr →
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