Where does “pynting” come from?
pynting (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic pynta, from Icelandic pynda, from Old Norse pynda, from Old English pyndan, from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan — to enclose (animals, water, etc.).
pynting (Icelandic): torture, torment
Definitions
- torture, torment
Ancestry of “pynting”, step by step
pynting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic pynta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | pynta | to torture |
| 2 | Icelandic | pynda | to torture |
| 3 | Old Norse | pynda | — |
| 4 | Old English | pyndan | to enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pundijan | to enclose (animals, water, etc.) |
via Icelandic ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ing | — |