Where does “feinherb” come from?

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

feinherb (German): Slightly dry, off-dry

Definitions

  1. Slightly dry, off-dry

Ancestry of “feinherb”, step by step

feinherb 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 herb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherbslightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a...
2Middle High Germanhare—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →
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