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Where does “faim” come from?

faim (French) comes from Old French faim, from Latin fames, from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- — to disappear.

faim (French): hunger

Definitions

  1. hunger

Ancestry of “faim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfaim—
2Latinfameshunger
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰH-to disappear

Words derived from “faim”

  • affamishment
  • affamish
  • affameur
  • affamer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰH- →