Where does “feingemahlen” come from?

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

feingemahlen (German): finely-ground

Definitions

  1. finely-ground

Ancestry of “feingemahlen”, step by step

feingemahlen 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 gemahlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemahlenpast participle of mahlen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →