Where does “Feingebäck” come from?

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

Feingebäck (German): viennoiserie

Definitions

  1. viennoiserie

Ancestry of “Feingebäck”, step by step

Feingebäck traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfeinfine; fine; very good; as it should be; refined;...
2Middle High Germanfīn—
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—

via German Gebäck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGebäckpastry
2Middle High Germangebac—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →