pin

Betekenis (English)

Noun

peg, pin

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of pinnen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of pinnen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of pinnen:

Synonyms

stift

haring

luns

pen

speld

spie

staak

gierigaard

tap

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɪn/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: pinne

Inherited from Old Dutch: *pinna

Cognate with Engels: pin

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: pin

Cognate with Duits: Pinn

Cognate with Beiers: Pfonzer

Cognate with Deens: pind

Cognate with Noors: pinn

Cognate with Zweeds: pinne

Cognate with IJslands: pinni

In summary

From Middle Dutch pinne, from Old Dutch *pinna, from Proto-West Germanic *pinnā, of obscure origin. Cognate with English pin, Low German pin, pinne (“pin, point, nail, peg”), German Pinn, Pinne (“pin, tack, peg”), Bavarian Pfonzer, Pfunzer (“sharpened point”), Danish pind (“pin, pointed stick”), Norwegian pinn (“stick”), Swedish pinne (“peg, rod, stick”), Icelandic pinni (“pin”).