Where does “пѣнѧѕь” come from?
пѣнѧѕь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь, from Old High German phenning, from Old High German phendi(n)g.
пѣнѧѕь (Old Church Slavonic): penny
Definitions
- penny
Ancestry of “пѣнѧѕь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pěnędzь | coin, money |
| 2 | Old High German | phenning | a kind of coin |
| 3 | Old High German | phendi(n)g | — |