pinned
UK[pɪnd]US[pɪnd]
v
fastened or attached with a pin or similar pointed object.
v
held firmly in a particular position or unable to move.
v
(in chess) made a piece unable to move without exposing a more valuable piece to capture.
Etymology
the verb 'pin' originates from old english 'pinnian', meaning 'to fasten with a pin', which itself derives from the noun 'pinn', meaning a peg or bolt. this old english term has germanic roots, related to old high german 'pfinn' and middle dutch 'pinne', all referring to a pointed object used for fastening. the core concept of securing or fixing something with a pointed implement has remained remarkably consistent from its proto-germanic ancestor into modern english, where 'pinned' describes the state resulting from that action, whether literal or metaphorical.
Analysis
the word is a past tense and past participle form of the verb 'pin'. it is not productively segmented into smaller morphemes in its current form.
Examples
she pinned the note to the bulletin board.
the wrestler pinned his opponent to the mat.
the knight was pinned by the bishop, protecting the queen.