Where does “fijnstraal” come from?

fijnstraal (Dutch) comes from Dutch fijn, from Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fijnstraal (Dutch): a fleabane, erigeron; any plant (formerly or presently) of the genus Erigeron

Definitions

  1. a fleabane, erigeron; any plant (formerly or presently) of the genus Erigeron

Ancestry of “fijnstraal”, step by step

fijnstraal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch fijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfijnnice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous
2Middle Dutchfijnfine
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via Dutch straal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstraalray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius
2Middle Dutchstrâel—
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →