Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pīnā

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.
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Proto-West Germanic

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pīnus (“pine tree”).[1][2]

Noun

*pīnā f

  2. pine tree
    Synonyms: *pīnabaum, *dannā, *furhu
Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *pīnā
Genitive *pīnōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīnā *pīnōn
Accusative *pīnōn *pīnōn
Genitive *pīnōn *pīnōnō
Dative *pīnōn *pīnōm, *pīnum
Instrumental *pīnōn *pīnōm, *pīnum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: *pīne
  • Old Dutch: *pīna
  • Old High German: pīna (inexistent? see rfv)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena.

Noun

*pīnā f

  2. torment, pain
Inflection
ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *pīnā
Genitive *pīnōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *pīnā *pīnōn
Accusative *pīnōn *pīnōn
Genitive *pīnōn *pīnōnō
Dative *pīnōn *pīnōm, *pīnum
Instrumental *pīnōn *pīnōm, *pīnum
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1971) “pijn 2”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “pijnboom”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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