Where does “pyne” come from?

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

pyne (Middle English): A painful punishment; torture

Definitions

  1. A painful punishment; torture

Ancestry of “pyne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pyne”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *pīnā →Every word from Old English pine →