Where does “feigner” come from?
feigner (English) comes from English feign, from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feigner (English): One who feigns
Definitions
- One who feigns
Ancestry of “feigner”, step by step
feigner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English feign
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | feign | To make a false show or pretence of; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 3 | Old French | feindre | to feign |
| 4 | Latin | fingere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |