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Where does “pūnian” come from?

pūnian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic pūnōną — to break to pieces, pulverise.

pūnian (Old English): to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush; to pound,...

Definitions

  1. to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush; to pound,...

Ancestry of “pūnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpūnōnąto break to pieces, pulverise

Words derived from “pūnian”

  • pun
  • punning
  • punster
  • punningly
  • punny
  • punner
  • punnery
  • punnable
  • punlike
  • punnily
  • punnage
  • punless
  • pown
  • punnology
  • puntastic
  • poun
  • punniness
  • pounen
  • ponnen
  • ponen
  • punen
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