Where does “pynen” come from?

pynen (Middle English) comes from Old English pīnian, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn, from Latin pēna.

pynen (Middle English): To hurt; to inflict physical injury

Definitions

  1. To hurt; to inflict physical injury

Ancestry of “pynen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpīnianto torment
2Proto-West Germanic*pīnōnto torture, torment
3Latinpēna—
Every word from Latin pēna →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn →Every word from Old English pīnian →