Where does “pennian” come from?

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

pennian (Old English): to close, lock, bolt

Definitions

  1. to close, lock, bolt

Ancestry of “pennian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpennenclosure, fold, pen
2Proto-Germanicpennō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pennian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pennō →Every word from Old English penn →