Re: [tied] Etymology for Pfennig

S & L wrote:

> Can somebody help me with the standard etymology for PFENNIG [from
> Middle High German PFENNIC, from Old High German PFENNING] and
> eventually for the Latin PENA ?
>
> Thank You,
> S o r i n

The origin of WestGermanic denomination for coin ( MHG pfenni[n]c, OHG
pfenning, pfenting, Dutch penning, Eng. penny) is not sure. It can be
seen as a relation to Latin "panus" ( Stück Tuch) because it was a time
when people paid with such stuff.

So far my dictionary about this word.

Alex