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Where does “penn” come from?

penn (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic pennō, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

penn (Old English): enclosure, fold, pen

Definitions

  1. enclosure, fold, pen

Ancestry of “penn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpennō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “penn”

  • pen
  • pent
  • penknife
  • penmanship
  • penning
  • bullpen
  • penman
  • playpen
  • penlight
  • penholder
  • pigpen
  • penstock
  • EpiPen
  • penwiper
  • penner
  • unpent
  • pencase
  • penwork
  • hogpen
  • penlike
  • penful
  • pencraft
  • penfold
  • pentrough
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