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

Definitions

  1. refinement

Ancestry of “verfijning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfijnento refine
2Dutchfijnnice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous
3Middle Dutchfijnfine
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnisend
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin
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