Where does “faen” come from?

faen (Bislama) comes from English fine, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

faen (Bislama): A fine

Definitions

  1. A fine

Ancestry of “faen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfineSenses referring to subjective quality; Senses...
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →