Etymology

penistone

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Today it means: A coarse woolen material or frieze, used in England during the 16th and 17th centuries. Full definition →

Proto-Brythonic *penn ← Old English -ing
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penistone · noun1

From the village of Penistone in Yorkshire, England.

Penistone · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived from-ing“belonging to”
  2. Proto-Brythonic · derived from*penn“head”
  3. English todayPenistone

Perhaps from Proto-Brythonic *penn (“head”) + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). No relation to penis.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Brythonic*penn all →

PennPendlepenninesInkpenPenhill

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