Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, of obscure origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bendno-, from *bend- (“to jut, protrude, stick out; peak”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

Noun

*pinn m

1. pin, nail
2. peg

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*pinn
Genitive	*pinnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*pinn	*pinnō, *pinnōs
Accusative	*pinn	*pinnā
Genitive	*pinnas	*pinnō
Dative	*pinnē	*pinnum
Instrumental	*pinnu	*pinnum

Related terms

• *pinnā
• *pinni
• *pinnu
• *pinti

Descendants

• Old English: pinn
  • Middle English: pinne, pin
    • English: pin
    • Scots: pinne, pin
• Old Frisian: *pinn, *pin
  • Saterland Frisian: Pin
  • West Frisian: pin
• Old Saxon: pinn, pin
  • Middle Low German: pin
    • German Low German: Pinn (merged with descendant of *pinnā)
      • → German: Pinn
    • → Old Norse: pinni, pinnr
      • Icelandic: pinni
      • Faroese: pinnur
      • Norwegian: pinne
      • Swedish: pinne
      • Danish: pind
• Old Dutch: *pinn, *pin
  • Middle Dutch: pin
    • Dutch: pin (merged with descendant of *pinnā)
• Old High German: pfin, phin