Where does “fijnkens” come from?

fijnkens (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch fijn, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.

fijnkens (Middle Dutch): exactly; precisely

Definitions

  1. exactly; precisely

Ancestry of “fijnkens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchfijnfine
2Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
3Latinfīnisend
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-

Words derived from “fijnkens

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-Every word from Latin fīnisEvery word from Old French fin
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