Where does “пенязь” come from?
пенязь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěnędzь, from Old High German phenning, from Old High German phendi(n)g.
пенязь (Russian): name for Anglo-Saxon and Germanic pfennigs
Definitions
- name for Anglo-Saxon and Germanic pfennigs
Ancestry of “пенязь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pěnędzь | coin, money |
| 2 | Old High German | phenning | a kind of coin |
| 3 | Old High German | phendi(n)g | — |