poing

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French

Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French poing (“fist”), from Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    poing m (plural poings)

    1. fist

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Middle French

    Etymology

      From Old French poing, from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.

      Noun

      poing m (plural poings)

      1. fist
      2. hand
      3. handle
      4. claw

      Descendants

      • French: poing

      References

      • poing on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
      • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (poing)

      Norman

      Etymology

        From Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus.

        Noun

        poing m (plural poings)

        1. (Jersey, anatomy) fist

        Derived terms

        Old French

        Etymology

          From Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-.

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          poing oblique singular, m (oblique plural poinz, nominative singular poinz, nominative plural poing)

          1. hand

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