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Where does “pingin” come from?

pingin (Irish) comes from Old Irish pinginn, from Old English penning, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

pingin (Irish): penny

Definitions

  1. penny

Ancestry of “pingin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpinginn—
2Old Englishpenningpenny
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “pingin”

  • leathphingin
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