Where does “pen” come from?

pen (Middle English) comes from Old English penn, from Proto-Germanic pennō, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

pen (Middle English): Alternative form of penne; A enclosed structure...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of penne; A enclosed structure...

Ancestry of “pen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpennenclosure, fold, pen
2Proto-Germanicpennō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pennō →Every word from Old English penn →