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Where does “pynda” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pynda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyndanto enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up
2Proto-West Germanic*pundijan—

Words derived from “pynda”

  • pynda
  • pynta
  • pynting
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan →