Where does “pynda” come from?

pynda (Old Norse) comes from Old English pyndan, from Proto-West Germanic *pundijan — to enclose (animals, water, etc.).

Ancestry of “pynda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyndanto enclose, shut up, dam, impound; pen up
2Proto-West Germanic*pundijanto enclose (animals, water, etc.)

Words derived from “pynda

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *pundijanEvery word from Old English pyndan
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