Where does “Feinschliff” come from?

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

Feinschliff (German): fine-tuning, polish, final touch the process of making small, precise improvements to reach a state of perfection

Definitions

  1. fine-tuning, polish, final touch the process of making small, precise improvements to reach a state of perfection

Ancestry of “Feinschliff”, step by step

Feinschliff 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 Schliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchliffsharpening of a blade
2Middle High Germanslif—
3Old High Germanslif—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →
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