Where does “infijn” come from?

infijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

infijn (Dutch): extremely fine; very delicate or refined

Definitions

  1. extremely fine; very delicate or refined

Ancestry of “infijn”, step by step

infijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch fijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfijnnice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous
2Middle Dutchfijnfine
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →