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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
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
- pin, nail
- peg
Inflection
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Singular
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*pinn
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| Genitive
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*pinnas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*pinn
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*pinnō, *pinnōs
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| Accusative
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*pinn
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*pinnā
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| Genitive
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*pinnas
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*pinnō
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| Dative
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*pinnē
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*pinnum
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| Instrumental
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*pinnu
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*pinnum
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Descendants
- Old English: pinn
- 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)
- → Old Norse: pinni, pinnr
- Old Dutch: *pinn, *pin
- Middle Dutch: pin
- Dutch: pin (merged with descendant of *pinnā)
- Old High German: pfin, phin