Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "coin, penny" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturespenning(Anglo-Saxon) pfenning(Old High German) Surname DescendantsPenny(English) Pfenning(German) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 291.