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Where does “penniġ” come from?
penniġ (Old English) comes from Old English penning, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.
Ancestry of “penniġ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
penning
penny
2
Proto-Germanic
panningaz
a coin, penny
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