Where does “payn” come from?
payn (Middle English) comes from Old French pain, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
payn (Middle English): bread; Alternative form of pane; Alternative form...
Definitions
- bread; Alternative form of pane; Alternative form...
Ancestry of “payn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pain | bread |
| 2 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |