Where does “pyngan” come from?

pyngan (Old English) comes from Latin pungere, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

pyngan (Old English): to prick

Definitions

  1. to prick

Ancestry of “pyngan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpungeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “pyngan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungere →