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Where does “prjónn” come from?

prjónn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic preunaz, from Proto-Indo-European brewn- — protrusion, tip, edge.

Ancestry of “prjónn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpreunazknitting needle; pin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbrewn-protrusion, tip, edge

Words derived from “prjónn”

  • matarprjónn
  • prjónn
  • prjóna
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