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
Ancestry of “fijnkens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | fijn | fine |
| 2 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 3 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
Words derived from “fijnkens”