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Where does “verfijnen” come from?

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

verfijnen (Dutch): to refine

Definitions

  1. to refine

Ancestry of “verfijnen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “verfijnen”

  • verfijning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →