Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn you have here. The definition of the word
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/pinn, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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
| 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
|
Descendants
