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Where does “pinn” come from?

pinn (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic pinn-, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

pinn (Old Saxon): pin; peg

Definitions

  1. pin; peg

Ancestry of “pinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpinn-pointed object; spike; peak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

Words derived from “pinn”

  • pinni
  • pinnatuoli
  • pinna
  • pinnasänky
  • slickepinne
  • pinne
  • stingpinne
  • varselpinne
  • spisepinne
  • strikkepinne
  • pinne
  • strikkepinne
  • pinne
  • slikkepind
  • pindsvin
  • pind
  • ispind
  • strikkepind
  • vatpind
  • sleikipinni
  • sleikjó
  • pinni
  • pinni
  • svávulpinnur
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