Where does “pinne” come from?

pinne (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon pinn, from Proto-Germanic pinn-, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

pinne (Middle Low German): small, long, pointed object

Definitions

  1. small, long, pointed object

Ancestry of “pinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonpinnpin; peg
2Proto-Germanicpinn-pointed object; spike; peak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pinn- →Every word from Old Saxon pinn →