Where does “fawn” come from?

Fawn comes from Middle English fawnen, from Old French faon, from Vulgar Latin feto, from Latin fetus meaning offspring or young animal, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-.

fawn (English): A young deer; A pale brown colour tinted with...

Definitions

  1. A young deer; A pale brown colour tinted with...

Ancestry of “fawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfawnenTo express affection; To express affection...
2Old EnglishfagnianAlternative form of fæġnian

Words derived from “fawn

Every word from Old English fagnian