Where does “pince” come from?

pince (Irish) comes from Irish pinc, from English Pink, from Dutch pingelen, from West Frisian pingel — small item.

pince (Irish): inflection of pinc: ## genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of pinc: ## genitive singular...

Ancestry of “pince”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpincpink
2EnglishPinkAn operative of the Pinkerton National Detective...
3Dutchpingelento wrangle, to try to get a better price; to do...
4West Frisianpingelsmall item
Every word from West Frisian pingel →