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

  1. Alternative form of feynen

Ancestry of “feinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishfeynenTo make, produce, cause; To fake, feign, defraud,...
2Old Frenchfeindreto feign
3Latinfingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingere →Every word from Old French feindre →