Where does “pīnian” come from?

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

pīnian (Old English): to torment

Definitions

  1. to torment

Ancestry of “pīnian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pīnian”

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