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Where does “pyne” come from?

pyne (Middle English) comes from Old English pine, from Proto-Germanic *pīnā.

Ancestry of “pyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpine—
2Proto-Germanic*pīnā—

Words derived from “pyne”

  • pine
  • Piney
  • pinewood
  • pinene
  • piny
  • Pinewood
  • pinery
  • pineth
  • pineclad
  • pineland
  • pinite
  • pinesap
  • pinest
  • pinelike
  • pinedrops
  • nonpine
  • pinegrass
  • pineyard
  • pineweed
  • screw pine
  • pinefinch
  • pyne
  • pinecone
  • 蒎
Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīnā →