poing
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus, from Proto-Italic *pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos, *puḱnos, from *pewǵ- (“prick, punch”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpoing m (plural poings)
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Further reading
edit- “poing”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French poing (“hand”), from Latin pugnus.
Noun
editpoing m (plural poings)
Derived terms
edit- co d'poing (“punch”, noun)
- pouongnie (“handful”)
Old French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpoing oblique singular, m (oblique plural poinz, nominative singular poinz, nominative plural poing)
- hand
- c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
- Maintenant la prist par le poing
- Now, he takes her by the hand
Descendants
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