Where does “peningur” come from?

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

peningur (Icelandic): coin; medal; domestic animals, livestock

Definitions

  1. coin; medal; domestic animals, livestock

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 →