Where does “feinen” come from?
feinen (Middle English) comes from Middle English feynen, from Old French feindre, from Latin fingere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
feinen (Middle English): Alternative form of feynen
Definitions
- Alternative form of feynen
Ancestry of “feinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | feynen | To make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,... |
| 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 “feinen”