Where does “penningstinn” come from?

penningstinn (Swedish) comes from Swedish penning, from Old Norse penningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

penningstinn (Swedish): rich, affluent

Definitions

  1. rich, affluent

Ancestry of “penningstinn”, step by step

penningstinn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish penning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenninga coin, a penny; money, cash
2Old Norsepenningr—
3Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Swedish stinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstinndistended from being filled with something
Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse penningr →Every word from Swedish penning →