pine

pine · noun¹

1. Latin · derived frompīnus
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*pīnā
3. Old English · inherited from*pīne
4. Middle English · inherited frompyne
5. English todaypine

From Middle English pyne, from Old English *pīne, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā, from Latin pīnus, see there for more. Doublet of pinus. Possibly related to fat.

pine · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromποινή“penalty, fine, bloodmoney”
2. Latin · derived frompoena“punishment”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*pīnā“pain, torment, torture”
4. Old English · inherited from*pīne“pain”
5. Middle English · inherited frompyne
6. English todaypine

From Middle English pyne, pine, probably from Old English *pīne (“pain”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), possibly from Latin poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “penalty, fine, bloodmoney”). Cognate to pain. Entered Germanic with Christianity; cognate to Middle Dutch pinen, Old High German pīnōn, Old Norse pína.

pine · verb³

1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*pīnā“pain, torment, torture”
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*pīnōn
3. Old English · inherited frompīnian“to torment”
4. Middle English · inherited frompynen
5. English todaypine

From Middle English pynen, from Old English pīnian (“to torment”), from Proto-West Germanic *pīnōn, from Proto-West Germanic *pīnā (“pain, torment, torture”), from the noun (see above). Cognate with German peinigen (“to torment, torture”), Danish pine (“to torment, torture”), Icelandic pína (“to torment”).

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