Etymology

pinned

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Today it means: Having (a specified kind or number of) pins. Full definition →

English pin ← Middle English pinne ← Old English pinn
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*pinnaz
  2. Proto-West Germanic*pinn
  3. Old Englishpinn
  4. Middle Englishpinne
  5. Englishpin
  6. English todaypinned

From pin + -ed.

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