Where does “pen” come from?

pen (Rade) comes from French pince, from French pincer, from Old French pincier.

pen (Rade): pincers

Definitions

  1. pincers

Ancestry of “pen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpincepincer, claw; pliers; tongs
2Frenchpincerto pinch; To pluck
3Old Frenchpincier—
Every word from Old French pincier →Every word from French pincer →Every word from French pince →