Where does “pinungtol” come from?

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

pinungtol (Old English): instrument of torture

Definitions

  1. instrument of torture

Ancestry of “pinungtol”, step by step

pinungtol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English pīnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpīnungtorment, torture, pain
2Old Englishpīnianto torment
3Proto-West Germanic*pīnōnto torture, torment
4Latinpēna—

via Old English tōl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
2Proto-Germanictōlątool
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Latin pēna →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn →Every word from Old English pīnian →