Where does “pin” come from?

pin (Polish) comes from English PIN, from Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn, from Proto-Germanic pinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bend- — point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...

pin (Polish): lead, pin

Definitions

  1. lead, pin

Ancestry of “pin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPINAcronym of personal identification number;...
2Middle Englishpinne—
3Old Englishpinnpin; peg; an instrument of writing; pen
4Proto-Germanicpinnazpin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbend-point, pin; peg, tip, protruding point, edge;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bend- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pinnaz →Every word from Old English pinn →