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fourpenny en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
Proto-Germanic *fedwōr
Proto-West Germanic *feuwar
Old English fēower
Middle English four
English four
Pre-Greekder.?
Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor.
Latin patina
Latin panna?
Latin pannus?
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *panningaz
Proto-West Germanic *panning
Old English peniġ
Middle English peny
English penny
English fourpenny
From four + penny.
Meanings
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(dated, not-comparable) Costing fourpence.
Deriveds
fourpenny nail · fourpennyworth
fourpenny en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwṓr
Proto-Germanic *fedwōr
Proto-West Germanic *feuwar
Old English fēower
Middle English four
English four
Pre-Greekder.?
Ancient Greek πᾰτᾰ́νη (pătắnē)bor.
Latin patina
Latin panna?
Latin pannus?
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *panningaz
Proto-West Germanic *panning
Old English peniġ
Middle English peny
English penny
English fourpenny
From four + penny.
Meanings
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A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
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