Where does “punen” come from?

punen (Middle English) comes from Old English punian, from Proto-Germanic punōną — to break to pieces, pulverize.

Ancestry of “punen”, step by step

punen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English punian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpunianto pound, crush
2Proto-Germanicpunōnąto break to pieces, pulverize

via Old English pūnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpūnianto pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush; to pound,...
2Proto-Germanicpūnōnąto break to pieces, pulverise
Every word from Proto-Germanic punōną →Every word from Old English punian →