Where does “faynt” come from?

faynt (Middle English) comes from Old French faint, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

Ancestry of “faynt”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	faint	—
2	Old French	feindre	to feign
3	Latin	fingere	second-person singular future passive indicative...
4	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeyǵʰ-	to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “faynt”

faynt
fayntys

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingere →Every word from Old French feindre →