Where does “pindere” come from?

pindere (Middle English) comes from Old English pyndere, from Old English pyndan, from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan.

Ancestry of “pindere”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	pyndere	—
2	Old English	pyndan	to enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up
3	Proto-West Germanic	*pundijan	—

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