Where does “fien” come from?

fien (Gallo) comes from Old French fien, from Latin fimum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

fien (Gallo): manure, dung; wet, moist

Definitions

  1. manure, dung; wet, moist

Ancestry of “fien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfien—
2Latinfimumdung, ordure, excrement
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Latin fimum →Every word from Old French fien →