Where does “verfijning” come from?
verfijning (Dutch) comes from Dutch verfijnen, from Dutch fijn, from Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
verfijning (Dutch): refinement
Ancestry of “verfijning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | verfijnen | to refine |
| 2 | Dutch | fijn | nice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | fijn | fine |
| 4 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 5 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |