Where does “Feinsänger” come from?

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

Feinsänger (German): apalis passerine bird of the genus

Definitions

  1. apalis passerine bird of the genus

Ancestry of “Feinsänger”, step by step

Feinsänger 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 Sänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSängeragent noun of singen; singer
2Middle High Germansenger
3Old High Germansangāri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin