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Where does “Penunze” come from?

Penunze (German) comes from Polish pieniądze, from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь, from Old High German phenning, from Old High German phendi(n)g.

Penunze (German): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “Penunze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpieniądzeplural of pieniądz; money; money
2Proto-Slavicpěnędzьcoin, money
3Old High Germanphenninga kind of coin
4Old High Germanphendi(n)g—
Every word from Old High German phendi(n)g →