Where does “pennen” come from?

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

pennen (Middle English): To close in, trap; To envelop, enclose; To close,...

Definitions

  1. To close in, trap; To envelop, enclose; To close,...

Ancestry of “pennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpennianto close, lock, bolt
2Old Englishpennenclosure, fold, pen
3Proto-Germanicpennō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pennō →Every word from Old English penn →