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Where does “penninc” come from?

penninc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch pennink, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

Ancestry of “penninc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchpennink—
2Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

Words derived from “penninc”

  • zitpenning
  • erepenning
  • penning
Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →