Where does “feignant” come from?

feignant (French) comes from French feindre, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

feignant (French): present participle of feindre; lazy, idle; idler,...

Definitions

  1. present participle of feindre; lazy, idle; idler,...

Ancestry of “feignant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfeindreto fake; to feign
2Old Frenchfeindreto feign
3Latinfingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “feignant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingere →Every word from Old French feindre →