Where does “pingen” come from?
pingen (Middle English) comes from Old English pyngan, from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.
pingen (Middle English): to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge,...
Definitions
- to push, shove, pierce, stab, prod, goad, urge,...
Ancestry of “pingen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | pyngan | to prick |
| 2 | Latin | pungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |