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Where does “finespun” come from?

finespun (English) comes from English fine, from German fein, from Middle High German fīn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

finespun (English): spun into a fine thread; delicate and subtle,...

Definitions

  1. spun into a fine thread; delicate and subtle,...

Ancestry of “finespun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfineSenses referring to subjective quality; Senses...
2Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
3Middle High Germanfīn—
4Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
5Latinfīnis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →