Where does “pīnung” come from?

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

pīnung (Old English): torment, torture, pain

Definitions

  1. torment, torture, pain

Ancestry of “pīnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpīnianto torment
2Proto-West Germanic*pīnōnto torture, torment
3Latinpēna—

Words derived from “pīnung”

Every word from Latin pēna →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn →Every word from Old English pīnian →
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