Where does “vinney” come from?

vinney (English) comes from Old English fyniġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

vinney (English): A traditional blue cheese made in Dorset,...

Definitions

  1. A traditional blue cheese made in Dorset,...

Ancestry of “vinney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfyniġmouldy, musty
2Old English-iġ-y, -ic
3Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
4Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Old English -iġ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →
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