Where does “pynden” come from?

pynden (Middle English) comes from Old English pyndan, from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan — to enclose (animals, water, etc.).

pynden (Middle English): To enclose or confine; to set up boundaries

Definitions

  1. To enclose or confine; to set up boundaries

Ancestry of “pynden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyndanto enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up
2Proto-West Germanic*pundijanto enclose (animals, water, etc.)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan →Every word from Old English pyndan →