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

    1. 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 High German: pīna (inexistent? see rfv)

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Medieval Latin pēna, from Latin poena.

      Noun

      *pīnā f

      1. 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