Where does “fijn” come from?
fijn (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
fijn (Middle Dutch): fine
Ancestry of “fijn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 2 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “fijn”