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Where does “pyndan” come from?

pyndan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan.

pyndan (Old English): to enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up

Definitions

  1. to enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up

Ancestry of “pyndan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*pundijan—

Words derived from “pyndan”

  • pinder
  • pundere
  • pindere
  • pyndere
  • pendere
  • pyndere
  • pynda
  • pynta
  • pynting
  • pynda
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