Where does “pinn” come from?

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

pinn (Old English): pin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen

Definitions

  1. pin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen

Ancestry of “pinn”, step by step

pinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic pinnaz

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

via Proto-West Germanic *pinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*pinnpin, nail

Words derived from “pinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pinnaz →