pfennig

noun

former German coin or note

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Pronunciation: /ˈ(p)fɛn.ɪɡ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē)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 High German pfending Middle High German pfennic German Pfennig English pfennig From German Pfennig. Doublet of penny and fening.

One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).