Where does “feinmaschig” come from?

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

feinmaschig (German): narrow-meshed, tightly-woven

Definitions

  1. narrow-meshed, tightly-woven

Ancestry of “feinmaschig”, step by step

feinmaschig 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 Masche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschestitch; hole; link
2Middle High Germanmasche—
3Old High Germanmascamesh
4Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- →Every word from Latin fīnis →Every word from Old French fin →
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